[theme-reviewers] Including Creative Commons Attribution Code

[Emil Uzelac]

CC is not GPL-Compatible.

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#OtherLicenses

http://wiki.creativecommons.org/FAQ#Can_I_use_a_Creative_Commons_license_for_software.3F

If one really needs to have their names and copyright intact
http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/freebsd-license.html will do just fine.

Cheers,
Emil

*Emil Uzelac* | ThemeID | T: 224-444-0006 | Twitter: @EmilUzelac | E:
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On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 8:21 PM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:

> I have not checked recently, but I believe that CC licenses 3.0 and
> up, with BY or SA (but not NC) are indeed GPL compatible.
>
> I may be wrong. Needs research. I have allowed CC-BY-SA 3.0 in
> plugins. If I'm wrong, point out why and I'll correct. Info from the
> FSF would be welcomed.
>
> -Otto
>
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 6:17 PM, Edward Caissie
> <edward.caissie at gmail.com> wrote:
> > That should be linked as a resource on the Make site ...
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 6:48 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at themeid.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> See GPL-Compatible Free Software Licenses
> >> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#GPLCompatibleLicenses
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >> Emil
> >> Emil Uzelac | ThemeID | T: 224-444-0006 | Twitter: @EmilUzelac | E:
> >> emil at themeid.com | http://themeid.com
> >> Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. - Albert
> Einstein
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 2:13 PM, Sayontan Sinha <sayontan at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi,
> >>> I was wondering if we are permitted to include CC-BY licensed code /
> >>> content with our themes. If we are, then are there any special rules
> that we
> >>> need to be aware of?
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>> Sayontan.
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Sayontan Sinha
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> >>> more coverage than the crime.
> >>>
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