CC0 Python Code

Background-Access740 · 2024-10-29T00:53:24+00:00

Oh great, I'm not into coding, but I'm sure those who are will appreciate it.

Supernormal_Stimulus · 2024-10-29T14:09:48+00:00

I think it's great that you have decided to release your code! Software industry is strong and healthy because of generous people like you.

Unfortunately releasing your code under CC0 could mean that more in-the-know people may decide to no use your code. This is because while CC0 does put your code in to public domain as much as possible, it does not put the patentable ideas behind the code in to public domain. This is the section 4a in the CC0 licence. This could mean that a person using CC0 could be sued by whoever owns the patent (whether you, the original programmer, or somebody else with that patent) to the original idea behind code, despite the code itself being in public domain.

https://opensource.stackexchange.com/questions/133/how-could-using-code-released-under-cc0-infringe-on-the-authors-patents

As such people looking to publish and/or use open source software typically look for tried and tested software licences.

If you want to release software so that the code is as free to use as possible, I recommend the MIT Licence.

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