Re: OSL vs Creative Commons

[Jens Granseuer <jensgr@gmx.net>]

On 14.03.2004 23:51, Dave Fancella wrote:
> Mm.  I came up with a solution.  The music is technically part of the 
> software, right?  So GPL should work for it for that reason.  So we say "The 
> software is GPL, but if you'd like to distribute the music separate from the 
> software, it's Creative Commons *blah blah here's the link to the CC license 
> and stuff*".  That way, the music is GPL when it's with the software, which 
> is fine.  No possible license incompatibilities with the GPL that Crimson is 
> released under.  The only issue is when/if someone wants to pass around the 
> music separate from the software, in which case it gets a different license 
> that is theoretically stronger for the music than the GPL.  And also if 
> someone wants to use the music for something different, such as a recorded CD 
> or something, they can, but it falls under CC at that point.  So it's just 
> one of those dual licensing things where if the music a component of the 
> software, it's GPL, but if it's separated from the software, it's CC.
> 
> How's that?

Fine with me.

Jens