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'''Sharealike''' is a required reintegration clause of several [[parametric license]]s in [[Creative Commons]] and some monolithic ones like [[GFDL]]. It simply means that anyone improving a work must share the improved work with others who wish to use or improve it. It is a key feature of the [[GPL]] too which applies this principle to [[source code]]. ''however see [[problems with free software and open source models]].'' | '''Sharealike''' is a required reintegration clause of several [[parametric license]]s in [[Creative Commons]] and some monolithic ones like [[GFDL]]. It simply means that anyone improving a work must share the improved work with others who wish to use or improve it. It is a key feature of the [[GPL]] too which applies this principle to [[source code]]. ''however see [[problems with free software and open source models]].'' | ||
The [[ | The [[CC-by-sa]] license is quite close to the [[GFDL]] but is incompatible with it. Things licensed under the CC regime are not part of the [[GFDL Corpus]]. | ||
The '''CC-nc-sa''' license is used for [[GetWiki]] code and is the closest approximation yet to a [[Green Documentation License]] | |||
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[[Reds]] prefer [[Free Software]] apparently because everything "has to be free". | |||
[[Golds]] prefer [[Open Source]] apparently so they can exploit the commons without obligation to give back. | |||
[[Trolls]] like sharing, but bite you on the leg if you try to tell them they have to share with you, even if you are doing harm to them. | [[Trolls]] like sharing, but bite you on the leg if you try to tell them they have to share with you, even if you are doing harm to them. | ||