Re: Eligibility of CC-BY-SA for documentation within a software project

[Ian Kelling]

Karl Berry <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi Anton,
>
>     CC-BY-SA is considered eligible for artworks, but it is not clear if
>     it is acceptable for the software documentation.
>
> Generally speaking, CC-BY-SA is not acceptable for documentation (or
> code) on Savannah, because it is not compatible with the FDL (or GPL).
> That's not an issue for artwork, but is for manuals.
>
> Is there any chance of relicensing the manual to the FDL (or compatible)?
>
> If not, we could ask rms if he'd be willing to make an exception.
> In which case, he will surely want to know what the project actually is :),
> so please advise.
>
> Thanks for considering Savannah. --best, karl.

cc-by-sa became gplv3 compatible. Still not gfdl compatible.
https://creativecommons.org/2015/10/08/cc-by-sa-4-0-now-one-way-compatible-with-gplv3/
In that light, I hope it would be allowed.

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