[Textbook-l] different open content licenses

[b schewek]

From: Jimmy Wales 
> 
> If we were starting wikipedia from scratch today, I would prefer to
> create a wikipedia license that says "You can redistribute this
> content under GNU FDL, CC-SA, or additional free licenses that may be
> specified from time to time on this page."
> 
> But isn't it too late for that?

Why not add a "from <chose your date> the license is changed to...",
and ask all contributers to sign on a page if they retroactively agree,
and theoretically one could filter out all articles not covered and rewrite those is necessary.

Schewek
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