Re: [License-discuss] Proposal to revise (and move?) the CC0 FAQ

2013-11-14 Thread Tzeng, Nigel H.
It isn't extremely odd given the discussion about public domain right above it, because folks interested in open source are generally aware of Creative Commons and the fact that the FSF recommends the use of CC0 if you wish to release your work to the public domain:

Re: [License-discuss] Proposal to revise (and move?) the CC0 FAQ

2013-11-14 Thread John Cowan
Luis Villa scripsit: 1. It's extremely odd that we have a FAQ entry about one particular rejected license, and no others. From what I understand, Questions are in fact Frequently Asked about it. There is no howling demand from the punters for explanations of the Sun Community Source

Re: [License-discuss] Proposal to revise (and move?) the CC0 FAQ

2013-11-14 Thread Richard Fontana
On Thu, 14 Nov 2013 10:32:59 -0500 Tzeng, Nigel H. nigel.tz...@jhuapl.edu wrote: The wording appears to me to be neutral, just mildly embarrassing for the OSI that it couldn't get it's act together to actually accept CC0 or reject CC0 or provide a useful alternative for folks wishing to do a

Re: [License-discuss] Proposal to revise (and move?) the CC0 FAQ

2013-11-14 Thread Richard Fontana
On Wed, 13 Nov 2013 21:46:22 -0800 Luis Villa l...@lu.is wrote: Hey, all- I was just looking at the FAQ entry on CC0, and two things jump out: 1. It's extremely odd that we have a FAQ entry about one particular rejected license, and no others. I would recommend removing this FAQ

Re: [License-discuss] Proposal to revise (and move?) the CC0 FAQ

2013-11-14 Thread Simon Phipps
On Thursday, November 14, 2013, Richard Fontana wrote: On Wed, 13 Nov 2013 21:46:22 -0800 Luis Villa l...@lu.is javascript:; wrote: Hey, all- I was just looking at the FAQ entry on CC0, and two things jump out: 1. It's extremely odd that we have a FAQ entry about one particular

Re: [License-discuss] Proposal to revise (and move?) the CC0 FAQ

2013-11-14 Thread Rick Moen
Quoting Luis Villa (l...@lu.is): Hey, all- I was just looking at the FAQ entry on CC0, and two things jump out: 1. It's extremely odd that we have a FAQ entry about one particular rejected license, and no others. I would recommend removing this FAQ entry on that grounds.