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[Bug] CC0 is not a license #45
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good first issueNew-contributor friendlyNew-contributor friendlyhelp wantedOpen to participation from the communityOpen to participation from the community🏁 status: ready for workReady for workReady for work💻 aspect: codeConcerns the software code in the repositoryConcerns the software code in the repository📄 aspect: textConcerns the textual material in the repositoryConcerns the textual material in the repository🛠 goal: fixBug fixBug fix🟨 priority: mediumNot blocking but should be fixed soonNot blocking but should be fixed soon
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good first issueNew-contributor friendlyNew-contributor friendlyhelp wantedOpen to participation from the communityOpen to participation from the community🏁 status: ready for workReady for workReady for work💻 aspect: codeConcerns the software code in the repositoryConcerns the software code in the repository📄 aspect: textConcerns the textual material in the repositoryConcerns the textual material in the repository🛠 goal: fixBug fixBug fix🟨 priority: mediumNot blocking but should be fixed soonNot blocking but should be fixed soon
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This repo says that its license is CC0, but CC0 is a public domain dedication, not a license.
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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
LICENSEfile to be namedCOPYING. I would also expect that section of the README to be named “Copying” instead of “License”.Resolution