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Proposal: Code commissions

From the Creative Commons FAQ:

Can I apply a Creative Commons license to software?

We do not recommend it. Creative Commons licenses should not be used for software. We strongly encourage you to use one of the very good software licenses which are already available. We recommend considering licenses made available by the Free Software Foundation or listed at the Open Source Initiative. Unlike our licenses, which do not make mention of source or object code, these existing licenses were designed specifically for use with software. Furthermore, our licenses are not compatible with the GPL, the most frequently used free software license.

Note that the CC0 Public Domain Dedication is GPL-compatible and acceptable for software. For details, see the relevant CC0 FAQ entry.

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  • You have a point. I should search for other licenses, like the GPL. Will probably come up with an answer once I have checked them.
    – Thanasis Papoutsidakis
    Oct 12, 2012 at 13:15
  • @ThanasisPapoutsidakis I believe all content on Stack Exchange sites are CC-BY-SA with no exceptions. That probably makes this entire idea not feasible for the Stack Exchange service.
    – Thomas Owens
    Oct 12, 2012 at 13:16
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    what a pity. :-/ I then should withdraw the proposal and probably support sites like Code Review, which is already a public beta. Thanks a lot for telling me!
    – Thanasis Papoutsidakis
    Oct 12, 2012 at 14:16
  • @ThanasisPapoutsidakis Probably premature. I'm not sure what the specifics are. An expert or someone from Stack Exchange would have to weigh in. It's just a potential problem to address.
    – Thomas Owens
    Oct 12, 2012 at 14:22
  • I sent a mail to stack exchange. We'll probably learn what should be done in some time.
    – Thanasis Papoutsidakis
    Oct 12, 2012 at 14:44
  • Hi, I have created a proposal regarding open source licensing: area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/58715/…
    – Kurt Pattyn
    Sep 24, 2013 at 5:43

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I'm going to jump over the specifics of licensing to get to the broader problem:

Stack Exchange is not designed for these types of solicitations. Whether its for employment inquiries, work for hire, blog posts needed, programmers wanted, code wanted, etc, Stack Exchange simply does not provide that type of service.

Please see http://stackexchange.com/about.

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