I don't understand the licensing of the parts library. I wanted to use it in my own tool I was creating and I see from the parts library LICENSE.txt:

> All graphics and documentation of Fritzing are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareALike 3.0 Unported. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for the full description.

But in their FAQ they say:

> However, we do not allow the use of Fritzing part graphics in other software systems at the moment. If you think we should make an exception for you, please contact us.

What gives? Is it creative commons or not?

If you are someone who creates a part you want it to be available in every software out there. You don't want to create the same part in Eagle and then in KiCad, and then in Fritzing, and then in 5 other ones as well.

Submitting it to something that is Creative Commons has that expectation.

Fritzing is effectively saying, it's "creative commons" but we're still allowed to completely control it and prevent others from using it?

That's exactly the opposite of what CC says. WTF?