[Foundation-l] Licenses' biodiversity : my big disagreement with the Wikimedia usability initiative's software specifications

[FT2]

A license is not a finite resource. It's not something that "runs out" in
quantity or duration. So usual arguments for multiplicity fail. Free
licenses aren't needed to back up each other in case one "fails" or ceases
to exist, or in case one starts to charge more.

Multiple licenses add benefit when they offer significant variant choices of
value to a licensor that other licenses don't offer. They reduce benefit
when they divide "free X" into proliferated mutually incompatible X's,
divided by use and reuse conditions that confuse or cause difficulty.

FT2


On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Pronoein <pronoein at gmail.com> wrote:

> Le 19/02/2011 10:14, David Gerard a écrit :
> > On 19 February 2011 12:56, Teofilo <teofilowiki at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> 2011/2/19 David Gerard <dgerard at gmail.com>:
> >
> >>> Please detail the legal problems in question. So far you're making
> >>> blank assertions which contradict pretty much everyone else's
> >>> understanding of them.
> >
> >> In my view, the existence of "Canada French", "Canada English" etc...
> >> versions of CC 2.0 affects usability (or uploader-friendliness), but I
> >> don't see this as a legal problem.
> >
> >
> > And yet you claimed legal problems.
> >
> >
> >> `If you are talking about the legal
> >> problems I mentioned in my other mail, please have a look at
> >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Crystal_Clear_icons . They
> >> are licensed under LGPL (I mentioned GPL in that email, but LGPL is
> >> probably enough). LGPL licensing ensures that the SVG code (which is a
> >
> >
> > Noine of which is anything whatsoever to do with CC by-sa, which you
> > claimed originally to be talking about.
> >
> > Unless you can distinguish the concepts you are talking about quite a
> > bit more clearly, you will not convince anyone there is a problem in
> > the world, as opposed to a problem in your understanding.
>
> I don't want to interrupt. Just wanted to say that I'm monitoring
> closely this conversation. I find it of interest and I hope you will
> reach at least an understanding of each other that would benefit the
> whole community by clarifying what is at stake.
>
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