Changes between Version 5 and Version 6 of smo/licensing
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v5 v6 8 8 == Why Drop the Non-Commercial Clause? == 9 9 10 The Non-Commercial clause is ambiguous; It's not clear what constitutes a commercial re-use and what specifically is non-commercial. Even if it was unambiguous, it would make the content not free for re-use by people who do legitimately need remuneration for their efforts in re-mixing, adapting, or re-publishing the information here. We tend to think speech should be free, and we don't want licensing to get in the way of communication. 10 The Non-Commercial clause is ambiguous; It's not clear what constitutes a commercial re-use and what specifically is non-commercial. Even if it was unambiguous, it would make the content not free for re-use by people who do legitimately need remuneration for their efforts in re-mixing, adapting, or re-publishing the information here. We tend to think speech should be free, and we don't want licensing to get in the way of communication. You might want to read [https://lists.mayfirst.org/pipermail/support-team/2011-August/000439.html some of the early discussion about this transition]. 11 11 12 12 == The Transition (2011-08-31) ==