Comment by tpmoney
8 days ago
> Why isn't CC-by-NC-ND adequate for code? Kinda makes sense IMO and the summary looks useful?
Because the Creative Commons folks themselves say it’s not because it doesn’t cover a number of software specific edge cases.
I'm curious what those are. I've never heard that before.
https://creativecommons.org/faq/#can-i-apply-a-creative-comm...
TLDR CC licenses don't cover source code distribution, patent concerns and general incompatibility with other software licenses.