Heinz wrote:
Of cource citing is always polite and good scientific behavior. But my question has a more legal background.
MUST i cite wikipedia - according to GFDL -- or is citing of authors enough?
Heinz.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Mirrors#License indicates a link back to the Wikipedia article /may/ suffice as "[acknowledging] the main authors". Generally the style used to *cite* Wikipedia (not copy its articles) just attributes the article to something like "Wikipedia contributors". I'm not familiar with the legal ramifications of the GFDL, and from the appearance of that page, neither are the fellows who write our policy on mirrors. :p Just err on the safe side and cite both.
John