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[Bug] CC0 is not a license #45

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@Jayman2000

Description

This repo says that its license is CC0, but CC0 is a public domain dedication, not a license.

Reproduction

  1. Look at the name of this file.
  2. Look at this section of the README.
  3. Open a PR. Notice how the DCO that this repo uses refers to “the open source license indicated in the file” and “the open source license(s) involved.” (moved to [Bug] DCO requires contributions to not be CC0 .github#24)

Expectation

HTML, RDF, Markdown and config files aren’t exactly software, but I would still expect this repo to follow CC’s recommendation for applying CC0 to software a little bit more closely. Specifically, I would expect the LICENSE file to be named COPYING. I would also expect that section of the README to be named “Copying” instead of “License”.

Resolution

  • I would be interested in resolving this bug.

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