[License-discuss] [Osi] [General enquiries] Dual License for CC0

[Karl Fogel]

odie5533 at gmail.com writes:
>Hi. I see questions about CC0 and public domain dedication pop up all the
>time on message boards. In the FAQ, it goes through why these licenses are
>not currently OSI approved. I was wondering if you could amend the FAQ to put
>forth the option that developers can dual license their work as e.g. both CC0
>and MIT. It seems a lot of people don't know about this option, and it makes
>for a good middle ground for those that want public domain, but also want to
>be sure they're covered by OSI's approval system.
>
>Let me know what you think.

That's an interesting idea -- I've moved this discussion to the
license-discuss list to see what others think.  (This has sufficient
potential for unexpected ramifications that I didn't want to just make
the FAQ edit without checking others' opinions first.)

Folks, any thoughts?

Best,
-K