[Mediawiki-l] Changing License in midstream

Sat Apr 30 19:51:26 UTC 2005

On 4/30/05, CheekyGeek <cheekygeek at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi all. In creating my wiki I chose the Copyleft/GPL license.
> However, I am finding that some of my sources will allow me
> to use web graphics and text for educational purposes, but
> will not allow the **redistribution** of them. So I don't think I should
> be using the Copyleft/GPL license.
> 
> I have not "opened up" my wiki to collaborators yet, so I'm the
> only author/editor. Hopefully this means that changing licenses
> at this point is not a great problem.
> 
> Can anybody suggest what license they think I should be using
> and tell me how to change my license "midstream"?
> Many thanks (in advance)
> 

You can license your own stuff however you like. You could for example say 
everything is under the GFDL, except for when there is a license statement 
in the article (you can put it in one of the MediaWiki messages that appear 
when you edit). 

For all those non-GFDL, you put a notice in the article.