From f2d44157283cccffb60b9b2716f8568ef67fb4f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pjotr Prins
Date: Wed, 27 May 2020 07:09:49 -0500
Subject: FAQ: add CC0 info

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 doc/web/about.org | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

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diff --git a/doc/web/about.org b/doc/web/about.org
index f343eb2..bb49c2a 100644
--- a/doc/web/about.org
+++ b/doc/web/about.org
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
  - [[#how-do-i-change-metadata][How do I change metadata?]]
  - [[#how-do-i-change-the-work-flows][How do I change the work flows?]]
  - [[#how-do-i-change-the-source-code][How do I change the source code?]]
+ - [[#should-i-choose-cc-by-or-cc0][Should I choose CC-BY or CC0?]]
  - [[#how-do-i-deal-with-private-data-and-privacy][How do I deal with private data and privacy?]]
+ - [[#how-do-i-communicate-with-you][How do I communicate with you?]]
  - [[#who-are-the-sponsors][Who are the sponsors?]]
 
 * What is the 'public sequence resource' about?
@@ -130,6 +132,16 @@ Go to our [[https://github.com/arvados/bh20-seq-resource][source code repositori
 something and submit a [[https://github.com/arvados/bh20-seq-resource/pulls][pull request]] (PR). That easy! Check out how
 many PRs we already merged.
 
+* Should I choose CC-BY or CC0?
+
+Restrictive data licenses are hampering data sharing and reproducible
+research. CC0 is the preferred license because it gives researchers
+the most freedom. Since we provide metadata there is no reason for
+others not to honour your work. We also provide CC-BY as an option
+because we know people like the attribution clause.
+
+In all honesty: we prefer both data and software to be free.
+
 * How do I deal with private data and privacy?
 
 A public sequence resource is about public data. Metadata can refer to
@@ -137,6 +149,10 @@ private data. You can use your own (anonymous) identifiers.  We also
 plan to combine identifiers with clinical data stored securely at
 [[https://redcap-covid19.elixir-luxembourg.org/redcap/][REDCap]]. See the relevant [[https://github.com/arvados/bh20-seq-resource/issues/21][tracker]] for more information and contributing.
 
+* How do I communicate with you?
+
+We use a [[https://gitter.im/arvados/pubseq?utm_source=share-link&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=share-link][gitter channel]] you can join.
+
 * Who are the sponsors?
 
 The main sponsors are listed in the footer. In addition to the time
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