Christian Gratuity: New version CGL 10.30

CGL 10.30 Metalicense
http://christiangratuity.blogspot.com/

Please, feel free —you don't have to seek approval first— to:

copy and modify the work —you may alter, transform, or build upon the work (i.e. you may make derivative works)—,

distribute and perform the work,

use the work for commercial purposes.

This is because the author has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of his or her rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law.

The author has choosen to publish the work under the terms of the Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication, 1.0 version ^(∗) —CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)—. However, as some jurisdictions do not allow this, the author also publish the work under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, 3.0 version Spain ^(∗∗) —CC BY 3.0 ES— and 3.0 unported version ^(∗∗∗) —CC BY 3.0—.

Using CGL 10.30 metalicense involves a 'multiple request':

that one of your motivations is to do this to the glory of God, † "So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God" (1 Cor 10:31),
that you only exploit the work and its derivative works through free loan or donation of copies, † "Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give." (Mt 10:8), † "What do you possess that you have not received?" (1 Cor 4:7),
that you include this disclaimer in any total or partial copy and in any derivative work.

But as you see, it's only a request.

This text is a human-readable summary of the legal code. The legal codes (the full licenses), to which you must add the 'multiple request', are available on: ^(∗) http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en, ^(∗∗) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/, ^(∗∗∗) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en.

CC0 1.0 Universal

CC BY 3.0 ES

CC BY 3.0 Unported

In any case, you could get a copy of the legal code of any one of the Creative Commons licenses, sending a letter to: Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California 94105, USA.

Second version is proposed today:

Christian Gratuity Metalicense 10.30 (CGL 10.30)

Changes to the previous version are:

'metalicense' formal denomination —CGL is more than a multilicense (set of licenses) as it involves a request—,
adjective «10.30» with regard to the different versions of the Creative Commons licenses constituting the metalicense: CC0 1.0 and CC BY 3.0,
adjustments to the text aligning it with the proposed, and already established, texts by the Creative Commons licenses translations,
slight revision of the digital presentation format.

Since there has been no substantive change, you may use this new version to replace the versions currently used in published works.

We do not lack reasons:

From the bottom of our hearts. From the depth of our Christian souls.

Starting up the way of Jesus: "if you have it, give it".

† "All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their property and possessions and divide them among all according to each one's need." (Acts 2:44-45)

† "The community of believers was of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they had everything in common." (Acts 4:32)

† "So let no one boast about human beings, for everything belongs to you, Paul or Apollos or Kephas, or the world or life or death, or the present or the future: all belong to you, and you to Christ, and Christ to God." (1 Cor 3:21-23).

And if early Christians did this with their goods, do you think we won't? We'll begin by sharing our knowledge.

Let's start with: "if you know it, give it".

† "Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give." (Mt 10:8).

Free, gratis, means selflessly.

† "No one should seek his own advantage, but that of his neighbor." (1 Cor 10:24).

Let us go through Creative Commons licenses. If we demand attribution, acknowledgement, credits, we demand personal interest. If we demand non-commercial use, we demand personal interest. If we demand no derivatives or share alike, we demand personal interest.

In any of these assumptions, we would be showing our intention of receiving something we think that we are entitled to.

But clearly we are not.

† "Who confers distinction upon you? What do you possess that you have not received?" (1 Cor 4:7).

Hence, from Christianity, we can not accept any type of demand on us: attribution, non-commercial, no derivatives, share alike. We can not accept any call on ownership. There is only one valid license in the Creative Commons licenses set, only CC ZERO (public domain dedication, no rights reserved).

However, and only for legal reasons, we are forced to also accept CC BY, and not for recognition but for the simple fact that the work won't be published anonymously.

We propose the Christian Gratuity License (CGL) as a metalicense of the two: CC ZERO and CC BY.

CGL includes a Christian request:

that one of your motivations is to do this to the glory of God:

† "So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God." (1 Cor 10:31),

that you only exploit the work and its derivative works through free loan or donation of copies:

† "Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give." (Mt 10:8),

† "What do you possess that you have not received?" (1 Cor 4:7),

and that you include this disclaimer in any total or partial copy and in any derivative work.

Although this request is just that, a request, because Christian never break the freedom that God has given us.

And saying all of this from our humility, because as 1 Corinthians:

† "Let no one deceive himself. If any one among you considers himself wise in this age, let him become a fool so as to become wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in the eyes of God, for it is written: "He catches the wise in their own ruses, and again: "The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain."" (1 Cor 3:18-20).

Christian Gratuity

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New version CGL 10.30

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