Although correct me if I'm wrong, but part of GFDL is a kind of inheritability. In other words if an editor (copyright holder) finds their text being used in these books, they can require the publisher comply with all the attribution requirements within GFDL, even if Wikimedia's communities do not insist on it all.
FT2
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 6:57 PM, WJhonson@aol.com wrote:
You do not need to mention "all" contributors. A satisfactory attribution is merely a URL pointing to the Wikipedia article and possibly one pointing at the history page. By our inaction we've made it clear you do not need to directly mention any contributors.
Will Johnson
In a message dated 8/18/2009 9:29:21 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, brewhaha@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca writes:
To my knowledge, all that is required to meet a -BY- requirement is one mention of all contributors.
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