Le 26 Avril 2004 09:47, IOhannes m zmoelnig a écrit :
i think pi was referring to the CC-licenses not to the GPL.
You're right. But the GPL is part of the CC offering.
even though probably no-one will go to court when a free-license is violated, it is still important that there is some legal background .
If free software licenses are not contested, it's because they work.
now the circulus vitiosus is, that the CC will never get "established" when no-one uses it because it is not "established".
We need crazy people to do it first in order to get reassured...
the question is rather (as i understand it, and i am not an expert with licensing at all): can the GPL be applied to documentation (read: articles, manuals,...) at all ? it is not meant for this type of texts, that is why they have written the GFDL.
I've seen text and music licenced under the GPL, but I don't think it is appropriate. The GPL is a software license, and the CC recommend to use the GFDL. for documentation.