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The license the Xiph.Org's Wiki uses grants free access to our content in the same sense as free software is licensed freely. This principle is known as copyleft. That is to say, the content can be copied, modified, and redistributed so long as the new version grants the same freedoms to others and acknowledges the authors of the XiphWiki article used (a direct link back to the article satisfies our author credit requirement). XiphWiki articles therefore will remain free forever and can be used by anybody subject to certain restrictions, most of which serve to ensure that freedom. | The license the Xiph.Org's Wiki uses grants free access to our content in the same sense as free software is licensed freely. This principle is known as [[wikipedia:copyleft|copyleft]]. That is to say, the content can be copied, modified, and redistributed so long as the new version grants the same freedoms to others and acknowledges the authors of the XiphWiki article used (a direct link back to the article satisfies our author credit requirement). XiphWiki articles therefore will remain free forever and can be used by anybody subject to certain restrictions, most of which serve to ensure that freedom. | ||
To fulfill the above goals, the text and media contained in Xiph.Org's Wiki is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License (CC-BY-SA). | To fulfill the above goals, the text and media contained in Xiph.Org's Wiki is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License] (CC-BY-SA). | ||
This wiki's content is thus licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License. To view a copy of this license, visit //creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 543 Howard Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. | This wiki's content is thus licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 543 Howard Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. | ||
You are free: | You are free: | ||
* to copy, distribute, display, and perform any content from this wiki | * to copy, distribute, display, and perform any content from this wiki | ||
* to make derivative works commercial or otherwise | * to make derivative works commercial or otherwise | ||
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* Attribution. You must give the original author credit. | * Attribution. You must give the original author credit. | ||
* Share Alike. If you alter, transform, or build upon this wiki, you may distribute the resulting work only under a | * Share Alike. If you alter, transform, or build upon this wiki, you may distribute the resulting work only under a license identical to this one. | ||
For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the | For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work. However, any of these conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder. | ||
Your fair use and other rights are in no way affected by the above. | Your fair use and other rights are in no way affected by the above. | ||
All trademarks mentioned in this wiki are owned by their respective trademark holders. | All trademarks mentioned in this wiki are owned by their respective trademark holders. | ||
Revision as of 12:14, 30 December 2006
The license the Xiph.Org's Wiki uses grants free access to our content in the same sense as free software is licensed freely. This principle is known as copyleft. That is to say, the content can be copied, modified, and redistributed so long as the new version grants the same freedoms to others and acknowledges the authors of the XiphWiki article used (a direct link back to the article satisfies our author credit requirement). XiphWiki articles therefore will remain free forever and can be used by anybody subject to certain restrictions, most of which serve to ensure that freedom.
To fulfill the above goals, the text and media contained in Xiph.Org's Wiki is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License (CC-BY-SA).
This wiki's content is thus licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 543 Howard Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.
You are free:
- to copy, distribute, display, and perform any content from this wiki
- to make derivative works commercial or otherwise
But under the following conditions:
- Attribution. You must give the original author credit.
- Share Alike. If you alter, transform, or build upon this wiki, you may distribute the resulting work only under a license identical to this one.
For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work. However, any of these conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder.
Your fair use and other rights are in no way affected by the above.
All trademarks mentioned in this wiki are owned by their respective trademark holders.