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Skaiser: Added info related to CC licenses for software

2017-09-10T15:05:34Z

Added info related to CC licenses for software

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	“There are reasons that can make it better to use the Lesser GPL in certain cases. The most common case is when a free library's features are readily available for proprietary software through other libraries. In that case, the library cannot give free software any particular advantage, so it is better to use the Lesser GPL for that library.” <ref name="gpl" />		“There are reasons that can make it better to use the Lesser GPL in certain cases. The most common case is when a free library's features are readily available for proprietary software through other libraries. In that case, the library cannot give free software any particular advantage, so it is better to use the Lesser GPL for that library.” <ref name="gpl" />


			== Related to Creative Commons licenses ==
			CC0-1.0, CC-BY-4.0, and CC-BY-SA-4.0 are open licenses used for non-software material ranging from datasets to videos. '''Note that CC-BY-4.0 and CC-BY-SA-4.0 should not be used for software'''.
			<ref>https://choosealicense.com/non-software/</ref><ref>https://creativecommons.org/faq/#can-i-apply-a-creative-commons-license-to-software</ref>


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	== See also ==		== See also ==

	[https://~~www~~.~~gnu.org~~/licenses/~~gpl-howto.html How to use GNU~~ licenses ~~(including adding copyright)~~]		[https://choosealicense.com/licenses/ Summary of permission, conditions and restrictions for some open source licenses]

	[https://freedomdefined.org/Licenses More info on "free" licenses]		[https://freedomdefined.org/Licenses More info on "free" licenses]

			[https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html How to use GNU licenses (including adding copyright)]

	[https://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) on manuals and textbooks]		[https://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) on manuals and textbooks]

	[https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-recommendations.html How to choose a license]		[https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-recommendations.html How to choose a license]

			[https://www.oshwa.org/definition/ Definition of open source hardware]


	== References ==		== References ==
	<references />		<references />

Skaiser at 21:17, 9 September 2017

2017-09-09T21:17:13Z

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	[https://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) on manuals and textbooks]		[https://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) on manuals and textbooks]

			[https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-recommendations.html How to choose a license]


	== References ==		== References ==
	<references />		<references />

Skaiser: Created page with "FreeCAD's license is the GNU LGPL https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/The_FreeCAD_source_code, and it's recommended that workbenches also be licensed under the LGPL if..."

2017-09-09T21:02:59Z

Created page with "FreeCAD's license is the GNU LGPL <ref>https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/The_FreeCAD_source_code</ref>, and it's recommended that workbenches also be licensed under the LGPL if..."

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FreeCAD's license is the GNU LGPL <ref>https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/The_FreeCAD_source_code</ref>, and it's recommended that workbenches also be licensed under the LGPL if they are to be distributed in the FreeCAD source code. <ref>https://www.freecadweb.org/wiki/index.php?title=Workbench_creation</ref> This page provides info to clarify distinctions between the GNU LGPL license and the normal GNU GPL license, as well as provide some general information on GNU licensing.

== Difference between LGPL and GPL ==

Key distinction between LGPL and GPL: "LGPL permits use of the library in proprietary programs; using the ordinary GPL for a library makes it available only for free programs." <ref name="gpl">https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-not-lgpl.html</ref>

“There are reasons that can make it better to use the Lesser GPL in certain cases. The most common case is when a free library's features are readily available for proprietary software through other libraries. In that case, the library cannot give free software any particular advantage, so it is better to use the Lesser GPL for that library.” <ref name="gpl" />

== A note on "Copyleft” ==
"It is a legal mistake to use a backwards C in a circle instead of a copyright symbol. Copyleft is based legally on copyright, so the work should have a copyright notice. A copyright notice requires either the copyright symbol (a C in a circle) or the word 'Copyright'.

A backwards C in a circle has no special legal significance, so it doesn't make a copyright notice." <ref>https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/copyleft.html</ref>

== See also ==

[https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html How to use GNU licenses (including adding copyright)]

[https://freedomdefined.org/Licenses More info on "free" licenses]

[https://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) on manuals and textbooks]

== References ==
<references />