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Can anyone explain why CC recommends using other licenses for code? Why is a license change necessary in the first place? [1] https://creativecommons.org/softw
by johnmaguire2013 11y ago
Can anyone explain why CC recommends using other licenses for code? Why is a license change necessary in the first place?
[1] https://creativecommons.org/software/ https://creativecommons.org/software/
- jordigh 11y agoCode is used in ways that other works are not. For example, code has source code, or "preferred form for modification", as the GPL calls it. Code, sadly, may run afoul of patents, whereas a novel or a painting probably does not. Software licenses usually have clauses around these points. Contrariwise, some licenses like the GPLv3 have intentionally broad language to cover works other than code.