[Foundation-l] re GFDL publisher credit

Mon Jul 17 05:49:09 UTC 2006

James Hare wrote:

>It also should be noted we shouldn't have to inundate common people with
>complex logical arguments about something as boring as copyright law.
>
>Jimmy Wales was from Alabama, he had a thirst for knowledge. He studied
>finance at Auburn University -- that's where options trading caught his
>eyes. After a bout of that and Internet porn, he realized: he wanted to live
>like common people; he wanted to live and drink with common people. So he
>decided to dump a lot of money in a website -for- the common people because
>he just liked it that much.
>
>All in all, Wikipedia is for common people, and they'd prefer simple terms
>like "free encyclopedia" than "GFDL general and specialized knowledge
>provider licensed for free and educational use." Common people is what
>Wikipedia is all about.
>
>  
>
I agree with all of this. "Free" is fine with me and I agree I don't 
think anyone cares
about copyright issues on GFDL text.

Jeff