On Jan 28, 2008, at 3:45 AM, Frank Barknecht wrote:
Hallo, Damian Stewart hat gesagt: // Damian Stewart wrote:
then there's the question of whether any and all Pd patches are
'derived works' (derived from Pd) or '[a combination of] two modules into one program' and therefore need to be GPL.Pd isn't GPL, so even if patches were derived from it, you'd be fine in that regard.
Most externals are GPL'ed (and therefore Pd-extended too), so there
you have to watch.
As for a recommended license, you can use the GNU GPL as long as you
can make a clear distinction what the "source code" is. For a sound
file, the Pd patch and the Audacity files could be the "source
code". If you like the ideas of the GNU GPL but don't want to worry
about the source code definition, then the FSF (and I too ;)
recommend the Free Art License.
Check the section "Licenses for Works Besides Software and
Documentation":
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html
http://artlibre.org/licence/lal/en/
I think that the attribution clauses in all Creative Commons licenses
are problematic, just like the attribution clause in the original BSD
license was problematic and since removed. For more info on that,
watch for the people.makeart book coming from goto10. :D
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