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<meta property="og:title" content="The Cooperative Software License" />
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<meta property="og:title" content="A small unofficial website about the CSL, created by @LynnearSoftware@fedi.lynnesbian.space" />
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<meta property="og:url" content="https://lynnesbian.space/csl" />
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<title>The Cooperative Software License</title>
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<h1>The Cooperative Software License</h1>
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<h2>About</h2>
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The Cooperative Software License (CSL) is a copy-far-left (as opposed to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft">copyleft</a>) license that aims to rectify some of the issues that arise when using a copyleft license such as the GPL, namely, that your work can still be used in some extent by commercial entities and other for-profit ventures. It is based on the <a href="https://wiki.p2pfoundation.net/Peer_Production_License">Peer Production License</a>, and is adapted to be more applicable to software.
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Licenses like the CSL and <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/">any Creative Commons Non-Commercial License</a> are <strong>not</strong> libre (free as in freedom) software licenses, as they restrict the <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html">freedoms</a> of certain user groups and use cases. This is why the CSL is classed as a copy-far-left (as opposed to copyleft) license. It is therefore incompatible with (and thus cannot link to) software released under licenses such as the <a href="http://gplv3.fsf.org/">GPLv3</a> or the <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/">MPLv2</a>. It's important to keep this in mind when using the CSL for your project. The CSL is, however, compatible with less restrictive open source licenses, such as the MIT License or Creative Commons 0. The Free Software Foundation <a href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#PPL">lists reasons why</a> the Peer Production License (the basis of the CSL) is not a free as in libre license.
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<strong>I am not the author of the CSL. These pages are entirely unofficial.</strong> The CSL was created by <a href="https://jadedmeta.xyz/en/">Jaidyn L</a>. The official source for the CSL can be found <a href="https://eunichx.us/c/">here</a>. This site simply exists to mirror its content, and to provided a formatted version of it.
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<h2>View the CSL</h2>
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<li><a href="formatted">View a formatted copy of the CSL</a></li>
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<li><a href="plain">View the original plaintext version of the CSL (mirrored)</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://eunichx.us/c/csl-2019-05-07.txt">View the original plaintext version of the CSL (eunichx.us)</a></li>
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Site designed and created by <a href="https://bune.city/">Lynne</a>. The source code of this website can be viewed <a href='https://git.bune.city/lynnesbian/CSL-site'>here</a>. It is available under the CSL.
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