I'm trying to amass a list of programming books with opensource licenses, like Creative Commons, GPL, etc. The books can be about a particular programming language or about computers in general. What are some freely available programming books on the internet? ...
Sooner or later, coders will feel the need to have access to "open data" in one of their projects, from knowing a city's zip to a more obscure information such as the axial tilt of Pluto. I know data.un.org which offers access to the UN's extensive array of databases that deal with human development and other socio-economic issues. The ...
I read the high level details on CC-GNU GPL 2.0, and Creative Commons used by SO. I'm not a lawyer, so I'm not sure I get the specific pros and cons of each variation of open source license. What is the difference between the popular GPL's and Creative Commons' licenses in terms of what a software developer or company has to gain or lo...
Hello, How do I write the CC logo in HTML, is there something like © which gives ? CC stands for Creative Commons. Thanks. ...
I'm working on a web app where I need icons to represent Tables, Views, Stored Procs, and Functions. Where is a good source for these types of icons in a free/cc/LGPL like license? This is a good example of icons I need (but not free): via redgate UPDATE: Please just keeping adding links/answers to this question as you find new sources...
Say if I own a blog site for multiple users like wordpress, say blogsss.com, and every user hosts their blog under a subdomain *.blogsss.com. UserA post a JPEG that UserA claims it is under Creative Commons, but actually it isn't. Then UserB, C, and D use that JPEG, without knowing it is actually not under Creative Commons. A few mo...
Hello, I am trying to understand various licenses. I usually do small projects in which I use say a jquery plugin which is under MIT license. Now is it okay for me to do the same? Is there a sort of a matrix which compares all the licenses (major ones atleast) and tells me just one thing: Royalty-free ability to use in commercial proj...
I'm writing an open source software that is licensed under the GPL. Now I'm offering that other users can translate the software, starting from an english translation I made by myself. What license or range of license may be best for translation of text strings, dialogs, etc.? As GPL is a software license, I thought about a Creative Comm...
I was wondering if the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike licenses expects software that uses it to be distributed under a copyleft software license. Does it make a difference if the media is just linked and can be changed or if the media is embedded inside the software? Bonus questions: Would the GPL conflict with the Creative Co...
I'm working on a programming class through the Twin Cities Experimental College. I'd like to publish the curriculum materials, and I'm open for ideas about how to do so. Pluses: collaborative editing CC license some sense of "book"-ness able to easily format code (python, specifically) I don't want to manage the server myself. ...
A theoretical question regarding licensing and embeddable apps aka widgets/gadgets many sites offer nowadays. I'm using Creative Commons licensing in my example as that would be the case if this hypothetical situation would be turned into a real one by me :) Let's say we have a noncommercial site, www.noncommercialsite.org, that contain...
For a presentation I'm making I'm looking for diagrams of the common architecture types - 2 tier, 3 tier, n tier, messaging, etc. I know I can create something in PowerPoint in several minutes, but I want them to look nice... I also need them to be in a free license (such as creative commons) ...
My task is to make a networking application with protocol identification, under a proprietary license. I am considering reusing the protocol matching patterns from l7-filter, but not l7-filter itself. These data files are available under a dual GPLv2/CC-ShareAlike 2.5 license. The CC license says I can't "build upon" it, but is it OK to...
I found a javascript that it is perfect for a website I am in charge to build. I am adapting that javascript and then I will use it in our website. The javascript is under the creative commons license which effectively states that I can use it and do any derivative work (which I am) provided that somehow I acknowledge the creator. Now...
I'm working on a blackberry application and would like to use the OpenStreetMap reverse geo-coding to get an address and/or a street corner. I found Nominatim but it doesn't seem to do zip codes in the US (it has UK postal codes though), is there a OpenStreetMap API to get zipcodes, or some other free/open licensed reverse geocoding or ...
Is there an equivalent of CreativeCommons' "by-nc-nd" license for software? (Attribution - Noncommercial - No Derivative Works) Their FAQ says, "it's not recommended" using CC licenses for software. I know there is GPL and LGPL, but their don't have the "No Derivative Works" option. ...
I'm am looking into releasing the sourcecode for a project for non-commercial use. GPL and similar licenses are not non-commercial, but I don't want end up competing against software I wrote, so I can't use them. Are there non-commercial software licenses? Preferably some that are at least somewhat known. For know I thinking to use Cre...
How to license my writing work under creative commons. Do i have to follow some procedure or do i just need to show a notice and thats all? I need detailed help. Thanks in advance. ...
I am the project manager for a Game Development Interest Group at my college and we are currently developing a game that we would like to release for free. The actual source code of the game I would like to license under the GPL (This is because I want any re-distributions or derivative works of our game to also release the source code ...
I am developing an open source (GPL v3) project to apply KDE's oxygen icons to Windows. I want to know whether I am permitted to incorporate Ubuntu's human icon set (under the Creative Commons Legal Code Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5) into this program without re-licensing the whole program under a different license. If I am permitted, then...