Merge pull request #3 from dimitri-yatsenko/main

dimitri-yatsenko · web-flow · commit 0a39611d5d64 · 2025-11-12T14:28:13.000-06:00
relax the license to CC BY 4.0
diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 © DataJoint Inc., 2024-2025. All rights reserved.
 
-# Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License
+# Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
 
-By exercising the Licensed Rights (defined below), You accept and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License ("Public License"). To the extent this Public License may be interpreted as a contract, You are granted the Licensed Rights in consideration of Your acceptance of these terms and conditions, and the Licensor grants You such rights in consideration of benefits the Licensor receives from making the Licensed Material available under these terms and conditions.
+By exercising the Licensed Rights (defined below), You accept and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License ("Public License"). To the extent this Public License may be interpreted as a contract, You are granted the Licensed Rights in consideration of Your acceptance of these terms and conditions, and the Licensor grants You such rights in consideration of benefits the Licensor receives from making the Licensed Material available under these terms and conditions.
 
 ## 1. License
 You are free to:
-- **Share** — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
+- **Share** — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
+- **Adapt** — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
 
 Under the following terms:
 - **Attribution** — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
-- **NonCommercial** — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
-- **NoDerivatives** — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.
 
 No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
-[![License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-CC%20BY--NC--ND%204.0-lightgrey.svg)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
+[![License: CC BY 4.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-CC%20BY%204.0-lightgrey.svg)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
 [![Build and Deploy](https://github.com/dimitri-yatsenko/datajoint-book/actions/workflows/main.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/dimitri-yatsenko/datajoint-book/actions/workflows/main.yml)
 
 
 # License
 
 © DataJoint Inc., 2024-2025, All rights reserved.
 
-This work is licensed under the [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License](LICENSE.md).
-You may share the content as long as you 
-* give appropriate credit
-* do not use it for commercial purposes
-* do not make modifications.
+This work is licensed under the [CC BY 4.0 License](LICENSE.md).
+You may:
+* share the content in any medium or format
+* adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose
+
+Provided that you:
+* give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made
 
 
 # DataJoint Book
diff --git a/book/LICENSE.md b/book/LICENSE.md
@@ -1,26 +1,19 @@
----
-title: License
-date: 2024-08-15
-authors:
-  - name: Dimitri Yatsenko
----
+# LICENSE
 
+© DataJoint Inc., 2024-2025. All rights reserved.
 
-© Dimitri Yatsenko, 2024. All rights reserved.
+# Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
 
-# Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License
-
-By exercising the Licensed Rights (defined below), You accept and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License ("Public License"). To the extent this Public License may be interpreted as a contract, You are granted the Licensed Rights in consideration of Your acceptance of these terms and conditions, and the Licensor grants You such rights in consideration of benefits the Licensor receives from making the Licensed Material available under these terms and conditions.
+By exercising the Licensed Rights (defined below), You accept and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License ("Public License"). To the extent this Public License may be interpreted as a contract, You are granted the Licensed Rights in consideration of Your acceptance of these terms and conditions, and the Licensor grants You such rights in consideration of benefits the Licensor receives from making the Licensed Material available under these terms and conditions.
 
 ## 1. License
 
 You are free to:
-- **Share** — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
+- **Share** — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format.
+- **Adapt** — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
 
 Under the following terms:
 - **Attribution** — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
-- **NonCommercial** — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
-- **NoDerivatives** — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.
 
 No additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.
 
diff --git a/book/README.md b/book/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ authors:
 
 © DataJoint Inc., 2024-2025. All rights reserved.
 
-[![License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-CC%20BY--NC--ND%204.0-lightgrey.svg)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
+[![License: CC BY 4.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-CC%20BY%204.0-lightgrey.svg)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
 
 
 # Welcome
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@ This is an **executable book**, following the principles of the [Executable Book
 
 # License
 
-This work is licensed under the [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International License](LICENSE.md).
+This work is licensed under the [CC BY 4.0 International License](LICENSE.md).
 
-You may share the content as long as you
-* give appropriate credit
-* do not use it for commercial purposes
-* do not make modifications
+You may:
+* share the content in any medium or format
+* adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose
+
+Provided that you:
+* give appropriate credit and indicate if changes were made
 
 # Official Documentation
 Official documentation for DataJoint can be found here:
@@ -45,5 +47,5 @@ Official documentation for DataJoint can be found here:
 
 We welcome and appreciate your contributions to this book, whether as a reviewer or as a contributor.
 All contributions will be gratefully acknowledged.
-You may suggest modifications by submitting an issue in the main [GitHub repository](https://github.com/dimitri-yatsenko/datajoint-book/issues) for this book.
+You may suggest modifications by submitting an issue in the main [GitHub repository](https://github.com/datajoint/datajoint-book/issues) for this book.
 For more substrantial contributions and collaborations, including co-authorship and publications, please contact Dimitri Yatsenko. 
