[Foundation-l] re GFDL publisher credit

Mon Jul 17 05:46:10 UTC 2006

Right... we tell the people that our encyclopedia is free -- for use, and
for distribution. When they're interested in distribution -- that's when
they're basically asking for legal terminology.

On 7/17/06, Jeffrey V. Merkey <jmerkey at wolfmountaingroup.com> wrote:
>
> 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
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