[Discuss] Publish OSHW with CC0?

[Billy Meinke]

For content+data, the CC0 Public Domain Dedication
<http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/> will place the work as
close to the public domain as possible.

The Public Domain mark should only be applied to work that has already
entered the public domain (ie copyright has expired), and typically isn't
appropriate for works a person wishes to abandon all rights to.

So, CC0 is most likely the way to go.

On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Drew Fustini <pdp7pdp7 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, a friend at my hackerspace here in Chicago wants to release an
> electronics device he's designed as OSHW.  It is a pure analog system
> with no firmware.
>
> He doesn't care about attribution, commercial use, derivatives or
> copyleft restrictions.   He said he basically wants to make the design
> public domain.  My understanding is that Creative Commons CC0 is
> preferable to public domain.
>
> Anyone have thoughts on releasing hardware designs as CC0?
> Is there are better option given he doesn't want to reserve any rights?
>
> thanks!
> drew
> http://keybase.io/pdp7
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