[Foundation-l] Answers.com tool released

Wed Apr 12 16:38:03 UTC 2006

Jimmy has added a link to the answers.com Wikipedia edition to the
[[Wikipedia:Tools]] page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Tools&diff=48023818&oldid=47591620

Since Jimmy has also said that the decision to list this tool, and
where to list it, should be an editorial decision, I have begun an
editorial discussion on

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Tools#Answers.com_tool

about whether it is wise to effectively advertise this tool, which is
at the heart of Answers.com's software patents lawsuit against Babylon
Software. You can find more information about Answers.com's lawsuit in
their press release on the matter:

http://www.answers.com/main/ir/press03082006.jsp

I have also pointed out the issue on foundation-l and asked the
Wikimedia Board to re-evaluate the Answers.com deal in light of the
software patents lawsuit:

http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2006-March/006356.html

The Board has not responded to this request. Again, failing any
comment to the contrary, I will assume that the decision whether to
list this tool on [[Wikipedia:Tools]] and/or highlight it in other
forms is up to the community. I personally object to it unless the
software patent lawsuit is mentioned on the page in an NPOV manner.

Erik