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copyleft-next is a new, post-post-modern, non-weak copyleft license inspired by, though different from, the GPL.

The co-Editors-in-Chief of copyleft-next are @bkuhn@floss.social & @richardfontana@mastodon.social.

This account communicates announcement for the copyleft-next project and will be low-traffic (on average ≤ 1 post/week & no more than 3 posts/day).

This account will not reply, but replies by others are monitored by the co-Editors-in-Chief.

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copyleft-next website:

https://next.copyleft.org

copyleft-next mailing list:

https://lists.copyleft.org/mailman/listinfo/next

copyleft-next @next@fedi.copyleft.org

· 15mo ago

copyleft-next contributor, @bkuhn@floss.social, posted his views on @creativecommons@mastodon.social's Attribution-Share-Alike license. He explains why he doesn't believe #CC-BY-SA is actually a #coypleft license.

https://lists.copyleft.org/pipermail/next/2025q3/000016.html

“Source code provisions” are an essential aspect of copyleft licenses — even for those designed for non-software works.

Much work remains to determine how to draft a “source code provision” for non-software. Copyleft-next hopes to get there eventually. Maybe #CreativeCommons could help!

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copyleft-next @next@fedi.copyleft.org

· 15mo ago

Replying to

… we are also pleased to announce that Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) has agreed to provide system resources to host our website, mailing list, and Forgejo instance for copyleft-next. A gracious volunteer years ago donated to @bkuhn the domain name “copyleft.org” as a place to host work to advance copyleft. We're excited to host all these new resources in that domain name. The beginnings of a new website are now live on https://next.copyleft.org/ …

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copyleft-next @next@fedi.copyleft.org

· 15mo ago

An interesting thread from #copyleft-next mailing list this week:

A thread about improving readability of defined terms…
https://lists.copyleft.org/pipermail/next/2025q3/000027.html
… has inspired some discussion about broader strategic approach to drafting a #copyleft license in 2025…
https://lists.copyleft.org/pipermail/next/2025q3/000032.html
https://lists.copyleft.org/pipermail/next/2025q3/000033.html

@bkuhn@fedi.copyleft.org has coined the term “specious argument vector” … but who knows if it'll catch on?

lists.copyleft.org

What do the defined acronyms stand for?

copyleft-next @next@fedi.copyleft.org

· 15mo ago

Replying to

…@bkuhn @ @richardfontana serve equally as co-Editors-in-Chief of copyleft-next. We continue w/ the Hindering Backchannels Rule (HBR) (formerly known as the Harvey Birdman Rule) & also we'll work with haste to add an appropriate and more typical Code of Conduct,too. copyleft-next remains an independent project. We'ill always disclose publicly any (actual or potential) conflicts of interest & work on copyleft-next is always in our personal capacities. We ask other contributors to do the same.…

copyleft-next @next@fedi.copyleft.org

· 15mo ago

Replying to

… @bkuhn & @richardfontana were involved with GPLv3 Drafting Committees. We learned much from what was done right and (frankly) what was done wrong in drafting GPLv3. @richardfontana was prescient w/ copyleft-next — taking lessons learned from the GPLv3 process and doing copyleft license drafting better. What @richardfontana began — almost exactly 13 years ago — as an experimental hobby, we relaunch today as a serious and professional effort to create the next generation of copyleft license. …

copyleft-next @next@fedi.copyleft.org

· 15mo ago

So, the only two options for forgejo are unmoderated account registrations, or admin-only setup of new accounts.

We don't have the time to deal with spam accounts on https://git.copyleft.org/ , so, if you want an account, please do a private-mention of @next@fedi.copyleft.org in reply to this post and give your desired username and a brief answer to the question: “Why do you want to contribute to copyleft-next?”

You can also email @bkuhn@fedi.copyleft.org or @richardfontana@mastodon.social privately, but that will probably take longer.

Thanks!

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