On 30/06/11 10:40, Alex Mandel wrote:
On 06/29/2011 05:30 PM, Simon Cropper wrote:
Hi Guys,
Cameron has just posted the new licensing details for the LiveDVD.
I presume if you actually opened my post that you may be concerned with
how Project Overviews may be used.
If you have any opinions on this matter PLEASE speak up -- don't just
sit in the background as *Cameron will take the lack of any responses as
an implicit YES to his proposal*.
Personally I have a problem with Project Overviews, or any technical
documentation for that matter, being locked up in
Commercial-in-Confidence derivatives. I think Project Overviews, which
can be legitimately be included 'as is' in a proposal or design
document, shouldn't need to be reworked. To me the reworked document,
which needs to include your name as original author, implies some sort
of collaboration has occurred when none has occurred. Yes, reworked
documents do look better but contribute nothing the the broader
CC/FOSS/OSGeo community.
But this is my opinion. If you have one - for or against - *especially
those people that have authored the Project Overviews*, SPEAK UP!
The thing I haven't been able to quite figure out is if CC-BY-SA behaves
more like LGPL or GPL. Meaning if you just include a verbatim copy of a
Quickstart in a bigger document but don't actually modify it, is that
considered a derivative work? I think we need someone from CC to clarify
derivative works vs collections vs just direct quotation.
Thanks,
Alex
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Hi Mandel,
The legal code makes it clear..
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode
Collections are treated separately from Adaptations.
Also look here...
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/FAQ#I.E2.80.99m_collecting_a_number_of_different_works_together_into_one_resource._Can_I_include_Creative_Commons-licensed_material.3F
This FAQ directly relates to the use of CC-BY-SA in Collections.
In regards to quoting and referencing standard industry protocol and
local copyright laws come into play. If you "quote" the whole document
why not just include it as an appendix.
The question is "would you care if your work was used this way?" if not
CC-BY is OK. If yes, CC-BY-SA is the more appropriate license.
--
Cheers Simon
Simon Cropper
Principal Consultant
Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd
PO Box 160, Sunshine, VIC
W: www.botanicusaustralia.com.au
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