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→CC0 OWFa Preferred: list out reasons for CC0, link to https://www.mozilla.org/MPL/license-policy.html#Licenses_Compatible_with_the_MPL
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== CC0 OWFa Preferred == | == CC0 OWFa Preferred == | ||
CC0+OWFa is Mozilla's preferred method for licensing for standards specifications for the following reasons: | CC0+OWFa is Mozilla's preferred method for licensing for standards specifications for the following reasons: | ||
* [http://creativecommons.org/choose/zero/ CC0] provides maximum < | * [http://creativecommons.org/choose/zero/ CC0] provides | ||
* | ** maximum <strong>flexibility</strong> for altering/changing/modifying/discussing specifications | ||
* [http://www.openwebfoundation.org/legal/the-owf-1-0-agreements/owfa-1-0 OWFa] provides a standards-body-independent royalty-free patent declaration. | ** ability to <strong>[https://www.mozilla.org/MPL/license-policy.html#Licenses_Compatible_with_the_MPL embed portions of a spec into code]</strong> (which itself may use other open source licenses) | ||
** an <strong>internationally</strong> aware and compatible public domain license. | |||
*** For this reason CC0 is preferred over similar liberal licenses such as other public domain dedications, or the US-centric MIT or BSD licenses (or any variants thereof). | |||
* [http://www.openwebfoundation.org/legal/the-owf-1-0-agreements/owfa-1-0 OWFa] provides a standards-body-independent <strong>royalty-free patent declaration</strong>. | |||
== Markup == | == Markup == | ||