Brion Vibber wrote:
luke brandt wrote:
Brion Vibber wrote: ..................
The worse news is that the dumps would be so huge that no one will actually be able to get or use them anyway. ;)
Care to elaborate?
I believe you can find a detailed explanation on the wiki at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sense_of_humor
-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com / brion @ wikimedia.org)
Thank you :) So we come to the real question - What does the Foundation think it's doing, and the REAL 'why is it doing it.' Is it simply a question of DOGMA. The glib assertion of 'free' will not suffice, because there are competing freedoms involved.
Eric said (on 19th December last):
"I would add (and perhaps should update this a bit) that especially in the context of the developing world, local entrepreneurship is extremely important. Enabling people to make a living by using Wikimedia content can be a very good and desirable thing. I've had discussions with education specialists in developing countries, who _immediately_ recognized that the NC restriction would harm their countries"
So is the Project Licensing to benefit subsistence economies? Surely there are better ways to help.
And on 'fair use,' what are the *principles* involved - in view of the get-outs mentioned
luke