On Aug 9, 2013, at 12:21 AM, Jorge Contreras <cntreras@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >>> >>> Can you elaborate on why the license makes a difference? >> >> We have been told it would make it easier for people to make and distribute translations. >> >> --Paul Hoffman > > Actually, verbatim translations are already allowed under the existing IETF document license. It's other modifications that are not allowed under IETF, but which CC-BY would permit. Interesting. What does "verbatim translation" mean? Word-for-word? There is a reason why searching for "google translate funny" yields 63,000 results. How much would I be allowed to paraphrase and yet keep within the license? Yoav