noel hidalgo wrote:
> i'm in a unique situation to determine the default software licensing
> of the NY State Senate. we're debating CC0 vs GPL.
>
> does anyone have a good resource to read up on the two?
I haven't heard about CC0 being used for software (although I have heard
of software released under generic public domain dedications). In
particular, I don't know if CC0 has the disclaimer of warranty clause
that many free software licenses have.
I would recommend sticking with a software license for software. If for
some reason you don't want a copyleft ("share-alike") license, go with
one of the non-copyleft free software licenses such as LGPL or BSD.
See FSF's and OSI's lists:
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html
http://www.opensource.org/licenses
If the software is for Web services (i.e. the user accesses the software
over a network rather than running it on their own computer), you might
particularly consider the AGPL, which strengthens the GPL's copyleft for
online uses. See http://autonomo.us/ for more on these issues.
There may be particular issues to consider as a public sector
organization. It may be worth consulting counsel. Internal counsel or
someone familiar with NY law should be able to tell you about any
special requirements. Someone familiar with free software law should be
able to help translate -- try http://www.softwarefreedom.org/
--
Gavin Baker
http://www.gavinbaker.com/
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Science is not everything, but science is very beautiful.
J. Robert Oppenheimer
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