Hi, all-

As mentioned in a variety of places (mostly, it looks like, on Commons Village Pump) Creative Commons is revising their licenses to produce a new 4.0 version. The changes include a variety of things relevant to Commons and other WM projects, most importantly attribution, but also improved translations, database rights, and general improvements in readability.

CC is nearing their final version, and have asked me to ask our community for one last round of review and comment. Consider this that request!

A few relevant links:

* The best way to comment is through their mailing list: http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/cc-licenses * The actual drafts, including side-by-side comparisons to 3.0: http://wiki.creativecommons.org/4.0/Drafts#Licenses_.28all_six_are_presented... * Their complete wiki: http://wiki.creativecommons.org/4.0

This is *not* a call for comments on the adoption of CC 4.0 by WM projects. That discussion, if it happens, would be after 4.0 has been finalized, so that we're not speculating about the final terms.

FYI- Luis

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