From 87a5a5b4a641e7c41e560fb759a463cd11dc16a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lynne Megido
- Licenses like the CSL and any Creative Commons Non-Commercial License are not libre (free as in freedom) software licenses, as they restrict the freedoms of certain user groups. This is why the CSL is classed as a copy-far-left license. It is therefore with incompatible with (and thus cannot link to) software released under licenses such as the GPLv3 or the MPLv2. It's important to keep this in mind when using the CSL for your project. The CSL is, however, compatible with less restrictive open source licenses, such as the MIT License or Creative Commons 0. The Free Software Foundation lists reasons why the Peer Production License (the basis of the CSL) is not a free as in libre license. + Licenses like the CSL and any Creative Commons Non-Commercial License are not libre (free as in freedom) software licenses, as they restrict the freedoms of certain user groups and use cases. This is why the CSL is classed as a copy-far-left license. It is therefore incompatible with (and thus cannot link to) software released under licenses such as the GPLv3 or the MPLv2. It's important to keep this in mind when using the CSL for your project. The CSL is, however, compatible with less restrictive open source licenses, such as the MIT License or Creative Commons 0. The Free Software Foundation lists reasons why the Peer Production License (the basis of the CSL) is not a free as in libre license.
I am not the author of the CSL. These pages are entirely unofficial. The CSL was created by raddle.me user jadedctrl. The official source for the CSL can be found here. This site simply exists to mirror its content, and to provided a formatted version of it.