Bug#887926: libsoftware-license-perl: needs summary for CC0-1.0

[gregor herrmann]

On Sun, 21 Jan 2018 20:20:21 +0100, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:

> Quoting gregor herrmann (2018-01-21 19:38:05)
> > There doesn't seem to be a globally agreed attribution/license grant 
> > for CC0-1.0. What I've used so far is:
> > 
> >  To the extent possible under law, the author(s) have dedicated all
> >  copyright and related and neighboring rights to this software to the public
> >  domain worldwide. This software is distributed without any warranty.
> >  .
> >  On Debian systems, the complete text of the CC0 license, version 1.0,
> >  can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/CC0-1.0.
> 
> The authors of CC0 recommends this text:
> 
> > To the extent possible under law, the person who associated CC0 with 
> > this work has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights 
> > to this work.
> 
> See <https://creativecommons.org/choose/zero/> (and fill in the form...)

Yeah, been there :)
The other recommendation from Creative Commons is here:

https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/CC0_FAQ#May_I_apply_CC0_to_computer_software.3F_If_so.2C_is_there_a_recommended_implementation.3F

#v+
CC and the Free Software Foundation suggest that if you choose to
apply CC0 to software, you include the following notice at the top of
each file:

    <PROGRAM NAME> - <DESCRIPTION>

    Written in <YEAR> by <AUTHOR NAME> <AUTHOR E-MAIL ADDRESS>

    [other author/contributor lines as appropriate]

    To the extent possible under law, the author(s) have dedicated
    all copyright and related and neighboring rights to this software
    to the public domain worldwide. This software is distributed
    without any warranty.

    You should have received a copy of the CC0 Public Domain
    Dedication along with this software. If not, see
    <http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/>.

It is also recommended that you include a file called COPYING (or
COPYING.txt) containing the CC0 legalcode as plain text.
#v-

In the wild (i.e. on codesearch.d.n.) both options and a couple of
variants can be seen.

lib/Software/License/CC0_1_0.pm itself currently includes

#v+
__NOTICE__

{{$self->holder}} has dedicated the work to the Commons by waiving all of his
or her rights to the work worldwide under copyright law and all related or
neighboring legal rights he or she had in the work, to the extent allowable by
law.

Works under CC0 do not require attribution. When citing the work, you should
not imply endorsement by the author.
#v-

which is yet another (maybe older?) text ...


Cheers,
gregor

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