Hoi, So everyone but a lawyer specialised in copyright law is an amateur? I always learned that the opposite of an amateur is a professional. Certainly Erik is one at that. Thanks, GerardM
On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 1:03 PM, Milos Rancic millosh@gmail.com wrote:
He is not a lawyer. Being deeply involved and understanding social processes don't qualify one person to be a lawyer who is able to analyze possible judicial consequences of one legal act, like license is.
On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 12:57 PM, Gerard Meijssen gerard.meijssen@gmail.com wrote:
Hoi, Why do you think particularly Erik is an amateur at this? I would say
that
one of the reasons why he was offered the job of deputy director of the
WMF
is because of his efforts in this field. Given that Jimmy is a board
member
of the CC and a board member of the WMF, I would not qualify him as
just an
amateur either. Thanks, GerardM
On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 12:52 PM, Milos Rancic millosh@gmail.com
wrote:
The whole process was far from transparent and you are continuing
with
writing rationalizations for keeping the process nontransparent. Changing the license is not only a matter of the Board, but it is a matter of all contributors.
I don't remember that I've seen any professional analysis of what we are getting and what we are losing by switching from one to another license. There were only amateur arguing (including your, Erik's, mine, Gregory's, Gerard's...) pro and contra one or another license. (If there was such analysis, please, give me a link.)
On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 11:49 PM, Jimmy Wales jwales@wikia.com
wrote:
Milos Rancic wrote:
May you inform us about at least some of your conclusions (I am particularly interested in Mike's conclusions, of course)? Also,
while
I am not perfectly informed about this, I really wouldn't miss
the
information which you said now. So, please, may this process be
a
little bit more transparent?
I am not sure what I can tell you. What do you want to know?
It is not possible to tell you blow by blow the state of complex discussions. It's the hands of lawyers who are working very thoughtfully about how to deal with complex issues. Discussions
have
been going on for years, and things are very close to resolution.
There was a public comment process, did you take part in it?
--Jimbo
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