>From http://code.google.com/p/support/wiki/FAQ#Hosted_Tools: """ The concept of "public domain" is actually a lot more complicated than most people realize. Holding copyright and using a (permissive) licence is almost always the right choice. In general, we do not offer to host projects with source code in the public domain. However, if you can only release your code as public domain, and you are sure that you can legally do so, please enter an issue for us to review your request and create the project for you. """
If you look around in OSI licensing discussion archives, they strongly discourage use of public domain in lieu of a real license, with some legal justification. On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 1:15 AM, Keanen <[email protected]> wrote: > I brought it up as an issue in support, but it was marked as "invalid" > because I was told that it was on a case-by-case basis. > > Now, I have a serious problem with that. The public domain is a great > licensing solution, and it shouldn't require any kind of approval. > Especially from Google, one of the largest software developers in the > world. > > So, at the very least, I am requesting public domain for my old > AltAuto project (altauto.googlecode.com), but really, I would like to > make a difference in the Google Code licensing system. I think public > domain is a viable option. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Project Hosting on Google Code" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-code-hosting?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Project Hosting on Google Code" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-code-hosting?hl=en.
