Punderthings / fossfoundation

Directory of non-profit FOSS Foundations, with detailed metadata.
https://fossfoundation.info/
Apache License 2.0
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DISCUSS: Choice of license for data files #11

Open ShaneCurcuru opened 1 year ago

ShaneCurcuru commented 1 year ago

A potential contributor asked: Why do I use Apache-2.0 for the site as a whole, when the primary content is really text and data? Why not CC-BY?

That's a darn good question, I thought to myself. As a long-time ASF member, I default to Apache-2.0 for everything I give away. But now I'm wondering if using CC-BY would make it easier for more researchers to use this data and more people to contribute.

Comments appreciated!

Note that only permissive-style licenses are considered; and executable software code will still remain Apache-2.0.