[Foundation-l] New project licensing

Thu Aug 25 01:22:30 UTC 2005

Well, SA Creative Commons licenses are not really compatible with wiki
philosophy...

On 8/25/05, Joel Konkle-Parker <jjk3 at msstate.edu> wrote:
> I've read the recent discussions on new project policies, and it seems
> that there is somewhat of a consensus that focusing on the existing
> projects is more important than recruiting new ones. I agree with this,
> but I also think that this should not prevent us from working on some
> policies for the future, as least on the question of licensing.
> 
> I participate in the WikiTree project [http://wikitree.org], and we're
> seeing some success and popularity. Before we get too big, though, we
> would like to know if there is any licensing policy that would be an
> issue if we later would like to become a part of WikiMedia. We're
> currently BY-NC-SA, and a license switch would essentially force us to
> erase all data and start over. As such, we'd like to get it right.
> 
> >From an informal poll
> [http://wikitree.org/index.php?title=WikiTree:License_poll], it seems
> that most people support a liberal license, mainly either Public Domain
> or GFDL. Would either of these be a good choice, and would they allow us
> to participate officially in WikiMedia in the future? Or would something
> else be more appropriate?
> 
> I look forward to your comments, either here or on the License Poll page
> linked above.
> 
> - Joel
> 
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