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Exactly.. Of course it won't be super-easy to replace SO but at least the information is available. They even post data dumps.. cool =) If they are cynical, th
by gizzlon 15y ago
Exactly.. Of course it won't be super-easy to replace SO but at least the information is available. They even post data dumps.. cool =)
If they are cynical, they might change license for new content after the community has gained enough traction. I'm not convinced people would stop using SO if they did.
http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/06/attribution-required/ http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2009/06/attribution-required/
- Piskvorrr 15y agoImportant point: new content. It is not possible to retroactively change the CC license used to a more restrictive one ("I know you fully legally downloaded the last data dump, but could you delete your copy? Pretty please?"). So, license change -> major drop in participation as many will go elsewhere bringing with them SO's content up to that point -> might as well close the thing down, killing the golden goose and whatnot. (btw, 1.there are worries that the community has already gained too much traction and the site's decline is imminent, as it'll surely be swamped with high-noise Q&A; and 2. speaking for myself, I'd surely quit if a restrictive license were put in place, there are many such users)