[License-review] [Non-DoD Source] Re: Please rename "Free Public License-1.0.0" to 0BSD.

[Karan, Cem F CIV USARMY RDECOM ARL (US)]

On Wednesday, October 17, 2018 2:00 AM, Rick Moen wrote:
>Quoting Nigel T (nigel.2048 at gmail.com):
>
>> The amusing thing is despite that withdrawal, many folks apparently
>> believe that the OSI explicitly rejected CC0 anyway and yet it’s still
>> widely used even with that mistaken belief...
>
>I'd call that 30% amusing, 70% tragic, because Creative Commons warns
>people that CC0 is not a _software_ licence, and ought not to be used as
>one.  (I paraphrase, having not gone to re-find the link.)

If they (like most US Government employees) are trying to license something
that doesn't have copyright attached within the US, then CC0 might be their
only option...

Thanks,
Cem Karan