In a message dated 11/12/2008 3:30:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, wikimail@inbox.org writes:
Did you look at wikiblame? It does a lot more than just list a few names. The preamble to the GFDL says as a secondary purpose, "this License preserves for the author and publisher a way to get credit for their work, while not being considered responsible for modifications made by others." Just listing three names and "with numerous other contributors" doesn't preserve for *all* authors (or any publisher) a way to get credit for their work, and makes no effort to keep authors from being considered responsible for modifications made by others. >>
--------------------------- And my idea is not to *replace* the history tab, it's to allow attribution. The requirement of the license is satisfied by the history tab details. **************Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news & more!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212774565x1200812037/aol?redir=htt p://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000001)
On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 6:31 PM, WJhonson@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 11/12/2008 3:30:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, wikimail@inbox.org writes:
Did you look at wikiblame? It does a lot more than just list a few names. The preamble to the GFDL says as a secondary purpose, "this License preserves for the author and publisher a way to get credit for their work, while not being considered responsible for modifications made by others." Just listing three names and "with numerous other contributors" doesn't preserve for *all* authors (or any publisher) a way to get credit for their work, and makes no effort to keep authors from being considered responsible for modifications made by others. >>
And my idea is not to *replace* the history tab, it's to allow attribution. The requirement of the license is satisfied by the history tab details.
Print versions don't have history tabs.