From 210a4908860829d36675421a45b8244bbc2fd8b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: idleberg Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 21:10:03 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update files --- README.md | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..29bb0a1 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +# Creative Commons 4.0 Markdown + +On November 25th, 2013, [Creative Commons](http://creativecommons.org/) announced their next generation licenses: [Creative Commons 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/40768). By default, these are available as [HTML](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/) or [plaintext](http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/41127). This project adds [Markdown](http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/)-formatted licenses to that list. + +Unfortunately, the output currently varies on different Markdown viewers, in particular when it comes to indentation levels. If you any suggestion on the formatting, feel invited to contribute. + +## Licenses + +* `BY` [Attribution](licenses/by.markdown) +* `BY-NC` [Attribution-NonCommercial](licenses/by-nc.markdown) +* `BY-NC-ND` [Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives](licenses/by-nc-nd.markdown) +* `BY-NC-SA` [Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](licenses/by-nc-sa.markdown) +* `BY-ND` [Attribution-NoDerivatives](licenses/by-nd.markdown) +* `BY-SA` [Attribution-ShareAlike](licenses/by-sa.markdown) +* `C0` [CC0](licenses/zero.markdown) + +## File extension + +There's a plethora of Markdown file extensions, but I have decided to go with `markdown`. Read why: + +*"We no longer live in a 8.3 world, so we should be using the most descriptive file extensions. It’s sad that all our operating systems rely on this stupid convention instead of the better creator code or a metadata model, but great that they now support longer file extensions."* +Hilton Lipschitz ([via](http://hiltmon.com/blog/2012/03/07/the-markdown-file-extension/)) + +*"…the only file extension I would endorse is “.markdown”, for the same reason offered by Hilton Lipschitz"* +John Gruber, creator of Markdown ([via](http://daringfireball.net/linked/2014/01/08/markdown-extension)) + +## Contribute + +If you notice any mistakes in content or formatting, please send a pull request with your correction. \ No newline at end of file