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And also cannot be used in open-source projects. CC-BY-NC amounts to saying: you can play around with this in demos and academic projects that no lawyer would
by rspeer 9y ago
And also cannot be used in open-source projects.
CC-BY-NC amounts to saying: you can play around with this in demos and academic projects that no lawyer would ever go after anyway, but you can't use it for real.
- dylz 9y agoIs that entirely a bad thing? If a commercial, for profit wants to enter this field then they can pay for it or licence it?
- rspeer 9y agoAnd what if an open source project wants to enter this field?
- snugghash 9y agoFor open source commercial, it's the same as for-profit. They'll probably get a discount. For open source non-profit, it'd still be NC and therefore legal?
- rspeer 9y ago"Non-profit" is a whole different kettle of fish than "non-commercial". It doesn't mean you're not selling anything. It doesn't mean you're morally good. It just means you registered for a particular business status with particular restrictions. And it's not what CC is talking about. A key part of the Open Source Definition is that you do not lose your permission to use and copy the code based on what you do with it. A project that you aren't allowed to use anymore if you start making money from it is not Open Source. "Non-commercial" code restrictions are more like the thing where you're allowed to look at the Windows source code, if you're an academic and you ask nicely and you won't ever do anything with it.