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RMS says Creative Commons Unacceptable

Posted by Zonk on from the baby-with-the-bathwater dept.

Mr A Coward writes "Richard Stallman has stated in an interview that he no longer supports Creative Commons licenses. In the interview carried on LinuxP2P.com, and which is largely about the P2P and DRM issues, Stallman ends by saying: 'I no longer endorse Creative Commons. I cannot endorse Creative Commons as a whole, because some of its licenses are unacceptable.' He suggests instead using the GPL for creative works." The crux of his argument is that, since he disagrees with some of the CC licenses, and people tend to lump them all together, he feels compelled to reject them all. What's your take? Are some Creative Commons licenses worth using, even if others aren't?

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  1. The Solution by toupsie · · Score: 4, Funny

    Call it the GNU\Creative Commons License. Problem solved.

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    Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
    1. Re:The Solution by kusanagi374 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yes, and we should call that "the GCC License"... oh wait a sec

  2. News Flash! by Bacon+Bits · · Score: 5, Funny
    RMS thinks his license is better than everyone else's.

    In other news, water is still wet, Microsoft is still a monopoly, and people dislike paying taxes.

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    The road to tyranny has always been paved with claims of necessity.
  3. I never would have guessed by 0racle · · Score: 5, Funny

    He suggests instead using the GPL for creative works.

    You mean he's pushing his own ideas as better then someone elses? I'm shocked, SHOCKED!

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    "I use a Mac because I'm just better than you are."
  4. Re:Is RMS relevant? by Medievalist · · Score: 4, Funny
    I think it's time we just start ignoring RMS.
    Uh... OK, you first.