Talk:Archive:Should we permit or disallow commercial use of CZ-originated articles?: Difference between revisions
imported>Joseph Rushton Wakeling (There is more than one type of commercial use, we need to clarify the different aspects) |
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The various aspects of this are all in place in the article but it should be made clearer at the start, no? —[[User:Joseph Rushton Wakeling|Joseph Rushton Wakeling]] 21:27, 23 March 2007 (CDT) | The various aspects of this are all in place in the article but it should be made clearer at the start, no? —[[User:Joseph Rushton Wakeling|Joseph Rushton Wakeling]] 21:27, 23 March 2007 (CDT) | ||
Assume the type of commercial use permitted or disallowed is circumscribed exactly by whatever differences are found between CC-by-sa and CC-by-nc. --[[User:Larry Sanger|Larry Sanger]] 21:29, 23 March 2007 (CDT) | |||
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I wonder if the issue should be expanded a bit. Certainly the title gives the impression of a wider discussion.
As regards commercial use there are two discussions to have. One is, should the standard license of Citizendium allow commercial use? The second is, should the Citizendium Foundation sell "proprietary" licenses to commercial entities? The two are not independent. Various software companies (notably Trolltech, with their Qt library) have a business plan that includes releasing work under the GPL (which allows commercial redistribution) but also selling proprietary licenses to firms who do not wish to be held to the restrictions of the GPL.
The various aspects of this are all in place in the article but it should be made clearer at the start, no? —Joseph Rushton Wakeling 21:27, 23 March 2007 (CDT)
Assume the type of commercial use permitted or disallowed is circumscribed exactly by whatever differences are found between CC-by-sa and CC-by-nc. --Larry Sanger 21:29, 23 March 2007 (CDT)