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License concern with creating a new format #13

Open WubiCookie opened 3 years ago

WubiCookie commented 3 years ago

What is the extent of the restrictions we might be subjected to by creating a new file format based on qoi and using the same encoding scheme? Should we rename the format? (not just appending a '2') How much changes to the qoi specification must we have to do to be freed from the original license?

oscardssmith commented 3 years ago

what's wrong with mit?

WubiCookie commented 3 years ago

I don't know much about licenses and I think the public domain would better suit a file format

nektro commented 3 years ago

having MIT and/or BSD0 is actually more permissive than public domain, globally speaking

WubiCookie commented 3 years ago

having MIT and/or BSD0 is actually more permissive than public domain, globally speaking

Really? How?

desttinghim commented 2 years ago

Not all countries recognize a public domain for copyright, or at don't let you release your copyright. They do recognize permissive licenses though

Lokathor commented 2 years ago

Speaking from a USA perspective: you can't copyright a file format. You can only copyright a particular encoder/decoder. Compatible software can always be made, unless a patent is involved.

So if you want a public domain encoder/decoder to exist, you're free to make one that interacts with qoi or qoi2.