I would like a term that is inclusive of CC0.

alexhutcheson · on March 19, 2021

Creative Commons licenses aren’t recommend for software[1], but you can use the Zero-Clause BSD License[2] to satisfy the same goals as CC0.

[1] https://creativecommons.org/faq/#can-i-apply-a-creative-comm...

[2] https://opensource.org/licenses/0BSD

detaro · on March 19, 2021

from [1]

> Also, the CC0 Public Domain Dedication is GPL-compatible and acceptable for software. For details, see the relevant CC0 FAQ entry.

GoblinSlayer · on March 19, 2021

It's applicable to software, but it's not a good software license due to reservation of patent rights. CC was designed for scientific publications, in that context reservation of patent rights has an understandable meaning, but when applied to software it takes a very different unintended meaning.

alexhutcheson · on March 19, 2021

Ah didn’t realize that. Thanks for pointing it out.

apotheon · on March 19, 2021

How about "copyfree"?

https://copyfree.org

https://copyfree.org/standard

(I also consider anything that fits the Open Source Definition to be "open source" and differentiate things actually approved by the OSI as "OSI certified", which should in principle be a subset of "open source".)