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Public Domain declaration has problems #28

Open bitofhope opened 7 years ago

bitofhope commented 7 years ago

COPYING says ModPlug-XMMS and libmodplug are now in the public domain. However, dedicating works to Public Domain is a legal gray area in jurisdictions where public domain or mechanisms for dedicating a work to it prematurely aren't recognized.

Suggest switching to something like CC0 for a backup solution where public domain might be problematic.

ahkok commented 4 years ago

Seconded.

absolutelynothinghere commented 6 months ago

CC0 is not suitable for code, see:
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/legal@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/RRYM3CLYJYW64VSQIXY6IF3TCDZGS6LM/

Proper public domain licenses for code include the Unlicense and 0BSD.