CC0 software discussion

[brodycj]

https://github.com/zkat/npx/pull/132 contains some discussion about why CC0 should NOT be used for open source software. General points by @zkat in https://github.com/zkat/npx/pull/132#issuecomment-343007153, here are some resources that confirm this point:

• https://opensource.org/faq#cc-zero and https://opensource.org/faq#public-domain
• Public Domain Is Not Open Source (https://opensource.org/node/878)
• https://www.thebalance.com/open-source-vs-public-domain-3515323
• https://creativecommons.org/faq/#can-i-apply-a-creative-commons-license-to-software

Additional discussion related to government funded software development:

• https://github.com/WhiteHouse/source-code-policy/issues/76
• https://github.com/openjournals/joss/issues/179

Additional resources:

• https://opensource.stackexchange.com/a/4214 - accepted answer to https://opensource.stackexchange.com/questions/4136/whats-the-status-of-cc0-under-the-eyes-of-german-law
• I signed the Public Domain Manifesto https://opensource.org/node/506 with link to http://www.publicdomainmanifesto.org/
• Why the Public Domain Isn't a License http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6225 (October 2002)

[brodycj]

U.S. government organizations that seem to mostly use CC0 license:

• https://github.com/18F
• https://github.com/cfpb

A couple nice projects:

• https://github.com/cfpb/capital-framework
• https://github.com/18F/fec-cms (Federal Election Commission)