Pardon me for asking this question, as I'm sure it's been asked repeatedly, but it's difficult to search these archives, and I haven't been able to find the answer on the Wikimedia web site. I am thinking about using Wikimedia software for a non-profit corporation I am a part of. One of our main concerns is the GNU FDL. Are we required, by virtue of using the Wikimedia software, to license our content using the GNU FDL? Can we protect our content from unauthorized distribution or modification with our own copyright notice and use statement, rather than using the GNU FDL?
Thanks Dan McCann
You do not need to use the GNU FDL and can choose any terms of copyright you chose.
Fred
From: "Dan McCann" info@realpixel.com Reply-To: MediaWiki announcements and site admin list mediawiki-l@Wikimedia.org Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 17:54:00 -0700 To: mediawiki-l@Wikimedia.org Subject: [Mediawiki-l] Using the GNU FDL
Pardon me for asking this question, as I'm sure it's been asked repeatedly, but it's difficult to search these archives, and I haven't been able to find the answer on the Wikimedia web site. I am thinking about using Wikimedia software for a non-profit corporation I am a part of. One of our main concerns is the GNU FDL. Are we required, by virtue of using the Wikimedia software, to license our content using the GNU FDL? Can we protect our content from unauthorized distribution or modification with our own copyright notice and use statement, rather than using the GNU FDL?
Thanks Dan McCann
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