James Hare wrote:
It also should be noted we shouldn't have to
inundate common people with
complex logical arguments about something as boring as copyright law.
Jimmy Wales was from Alabama, he had a thirst for knowledge. He studied
finance at Auburn University -- that's where options trading caught his
eyes. After a bout of that and Internet porn, he realized: he wanted to live
like common people; he wanted to live and drink with common people. So he
decided to dump a lot of money in a website -for- the common people because
he just liked it that much.
All in all, Wikipedia is for common people, and they'd prefer simple terms
like "free encyclopedia" than "GFDL general and specialized knowledge
provider licensed for free and educational use." Common people is what
Wikipedia is all about.
I agree with all of this. "Free" is fine with me and I agree I don't
think anyone cares
about copyright issues on GFDL text.
Jeff