On Wed, 2004-06-02 at 10:02, Carl Cerecke wrote:
> > Neh, go to
> > http://creativecommons.org/license/
> > and look at the difference between them there :)
>
> I couldn't find a good summary there.
Not spectacularly good, no. The problem is there is so many different
types of licence. If I thought, I should have directed you to
http://creativecommons.org/learn/licenses/
which is a good summary of the different conditions that people can
place on the licences.
> In any case, nearly everything that is presented in a meeting
> can be found on the web, right?
No. Getting a quick summary of how file-systems work turned out to be
quite difficult. For that I had to haul out text-books and source-code
;)
> Does that mean that we should not bother having meetings, and instead
> just point people to web sites, or tell them to google?
That is one valid function of this list, and a good one. Especially
when audience interested in the topic is small, and there are good, easy
to understand, resources out there.
Licences fit both criteria.
* Most people have no say about how their work is licenced, as
their employer automatically assumes copyright.
* If a person does not distribute work that is created in his or
her spare time, then licencing is pointless.
* The issues involved with licencing can be tricky, and not all
licences suit everyone. Therefor, time is needed to understand
the different licencing conditions. Time which a short
presentation may not be able to give.
* The Creative Commons Website is easy to understand, gives good
examples of how the licences work, and clearly states how to
apply the licences to your work.
Remember, Carl, the only thing that can be shown in a presentation is
general concepts and enthusiasm :)
--
Michael JasonSmith http://www.ldots.org/
