Re: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH v2] glep-0063: Add section about the Gentoo keyserver

[Mike Gilbert]

On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 2:45 AM Ulrich Mueller <ulm@g.o> wrote:
>
> >>>>> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020, Mike Gilbert wrote:
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> > Doesn't the same restriction apply to relicensing it?
>
> No, because the CC licenses have an explicit provision that allows it
> when distributing a modified work (which they call an "Adaptation",
> defined in section 1a).
>
> For example, CC-BY-SA-3.0 says in section 4b:
>
>    You may Distribute or Publicly Perform an Adaptation only under the
>    terms of: (i) this License; (ii) a later version of this License with
>    the same License Elements as this License; (iii) a Creative Commons
>    jurisdiction license (either this or a later license version) that
>    contains the same License Elements as this License (e.g.,
>    Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 US)); (iv) a Creative Commons Compatible
>    License. [...]
>
> Item (ii) is what gives us the right to distribute under CC-BY-SA-4.0.

Thank you for taking the time to explain this.