[WikiEN-l] Digital Universe: Encyclopedia of Earth

Sat Jan 21 17:49:19 UTC 2006

Hello folks,

The licensing aspect will be interesting to follow. The site will have limited value unless it is free for commercial use by small not-for profits, independent consultants, and small for profits. These are the groups that can't afford to pay the fees/cost for copyrighted materials, especially a problem in fast moving areas of science and tech. 

Sydney 

Matt R wrote:

>While I knew that Digital Universe were planning an encyclopedia, I hadn't come
>across many details, so I thought I'd forward these links. Please hit me an the
>head and give me a pointer to where this has been discussed ad nauseum
>previously!
>
>As part of their "Earth Portal", DU are planning an "Encyclopedia of Earth":
>
>   http://stewards.manyone.net/hosted/portalpages/2707/eoe.html       
>  
>http://news.com.com/5208-1038-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=12490&messageID=101336&start=-1
>
>They plan to use two wikis; a Public wiki and a "Steward" wiki. The Public wiki
>will be editable by the public, but the Steward wiki will only be editable by
>approved experts.
>
>They're considering free licensing, there'll be overarching editorial decisions
>which apply to every article, no anonymous authorship, and the articles will be
>organised within a logical taxonomy developed by experts. 
>
>-- Matt
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