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From: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
To: Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info>
Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>,
	linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 00/26] Make reporting-bugs easier to grasp and yet more detailed & helpful
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2020 14:59:30 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20201120145930.5e59cc1b@lwn.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ada5d01f-47a9-5734-2fc8-3de2d7aa86e4@leemhuis.info>

On Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:29:51 +0100
Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info> wrote:

> >   - Dual licensed CC-SA-4.0 is fine with me.  CC-BY is OK if you really
> >     want to do it that way.    
> 
> I'm unsure and would appreciate options from others here.
> 
> Here are some of my thoughts about this:
> 
> What do we loose by dual-licensing it under a liberal license like 
> CC-BY? It afaics makes it a lot more attractive for websites or books 
> authors to use this text as a base, as they don't need to fear that 
> "share alike" or the GPL might have consequences on the surroundings. 
> I'd say that's a good thing for the kernel, as it increases the chances 
> the texts built upon ours remain close to what we expect on this topic.
> 
> That's why I currently think using CC-BY is a good idea.

It's a matter of preferences; I like -SA better as a closer match to the
kernel's GPL licensing.  But it's your text, so it's your choice.

jon

  parent reply	other threads:[~2020-11-20 21:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 43+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-11-12 17:58 [RFC PATCH v2 00/26] Make reporting-bugs easier to grasp and yet more detailed & helpful Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 01/26] docs: reporting-bugs: temporary markers for licensing and diff reasons Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 02/26] docs: reporting-bugs: Create a TLDR how to report issues Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 03/26] docs: reporting-bugs: step-by-step guide on " Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 04/26] docs: reporting-bugs: step-by-step guide for issues in stable & longterm Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 05/26] docs: reporting-bugs: begin reference section providing details Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 06/26] docs: reporting-bugs: point out we only care about fresh vanilla kernels Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 07/26] docs: reporting-bugs: let users classify their issue Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 08/26] docs: reporting-bugs: make readers check the taint flag Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-19  0:05   ` Jonathan Corbet
2020-11-19 10:26     ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 09/26] docs: reporting-bugs: help users find the proper place for their report Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 10/26] docs: reporting-bugs: remind people to look for existing reports Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 11/26] docs: reporting-bugs: remind people to back up their data Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 12/26] docs: reporting-bugs: tell users to disable DKMS et al Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 13/26] docs: reporting-bugs: point out the environment might be causing issue Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 14/26] docs: reporting-bugs: make users write notes, one for each issue Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 15/26] docs: reporting-bugs: make readers test a fresh kernel Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 16/26] docs: reporting-bugs: let users check taint status again Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 17/26] docs: reporting-bugs: explain options if reproducing on mainline fails Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 18/26] docs: reporting-bugs: let users optimize their notes Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 19/26] docs: reporting-bugs: decode failure messages [need help!] Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 20/26] docs: reporting-bugs: instructions for handling regressions Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 21/26] docs: reporting-bugs: details on writing and sending the report Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-19  0:17   ` Jonathan Corbet
2020-11-19  9:42     ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:58 ` [RFC PATCH v2 22/26] docs: reporting-bugs: explain what users should do once the report is out Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:59 ` [RFC PATCH v2 23/26] docs: reporting-bugs: details for issues specific to stable and longterm Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:59 ` [RFC PATCH v2 24/26] docs: reporting-bugs: explain why users might get neither reply nor fix Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:59 ` [RFC PATCH v2 25/26] docs: reporting-bugs: explain things could be easier Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-12 17:59 ` [RFC PATCH v2 26/26] docs: reporting-bugs: add SPDX tag and license hint, remove markers Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-13 22:33 ` [RFC PATCH v2 00/26] Make reporting-bugs easier to grasp and yet more detailed & helpful Jonathan Corbet
2020-11-13 22:47   ` Randy Dunlap
2020-11-15 10:13   ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-19  0:29     ` Jonathan Corbet
2020-11-19 12:29       ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-19 16:20         ` Randy Dunlap
2020-11-20 21:59         ` Jonathan Corbet [this message]
2020-11-20 10:46       ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-20 16:27         ` Randy Dunlap
2020-11-20 21:58         ` Jonathan Corbet
2020-11-22  5:33           ` Thorsten Leemhuis
2020-11-22  5:42             ` Randy Dunlap

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