On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 9:09 PM, Tyler Romeo <tylerromeo@gmail.com> wrote:

On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 2:33 PM, Andrew Lih <andrew.lih@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'd be OK if they simply gave some space in the training materials to talk
> about public domain, free licenses and fair use. That's not likely to
> happen given who's in control of those lesson plans.
>

You're still just arguing about the correctness of the material. I agree
that this curriculum is stupid and misleading, but that doesn't explain why
the WMF should care enough to make a statement, or even continue
discussion, about it.

One alternative option would be to work with the Education folks and create Wikimedia centric lesson plans for teachers to use that share the values people are expressing. These can be linked on education outreach pages, distributed to chapters, etc. Or general handouts can be made that explain these concepts ad the linked on https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bookshelf . This is a nice option because it is pro-active and community driven. If some one does approach the WMF externally asking for support on this issue, they have the materials to then work with.

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