The message was sent by Frédéric de SOLLIERS to the TLSFRM-list (three times - one copy on 6 May 2005 and two copies on 3 September 2005).
http://listes.uhb.fr/wws/arc/tlsfrm/
In that list there are only 537 members - not much for a translator's list, but enough to pass such messages on and on, just like I received it.
The author should know about wikipedia copyrights, since he left a note here: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discuter:Droit_d%27auteur
I suppose he does not understand the difference between copyright and license.
Well I suppose there should be some kind of short standard explanation in as many languages as possible that can then be used by all of us to send it to people who create such misunderstandings. The thing is: negative statementes are more easily remebered as positive ones (and if they are repeated ... well...). As for the German translators I can write a short note - up to now it did not appear on the Italian translator's lists so it does not make sense to write something now, but I suppose it would make sense to send a mail to the French discussion group.
As for the French translator's list: who of you could help me? I could write and someone of you corrects it ... well I have the objective problem that in French I will have some problems in expressing these sentences that make the tiny difference ... hmmm.
The situation is quite clear: or he commented on wikipedia without having read the present information, or he did not understand what is written there, or he is simply someone who tries to talk negatively about the projects whenever he has the possibility.
All three need some "please do your homework before talking this way".
As for the contents the answer is simple: if he finds that the French contents is not good enough: click on edit and improve it, giving something back to the community instead of complaining.
This combined with some "why the wikimedia pojects" are useful for translators will do it - maybe also help to create new and interesting contacts.
So, please let me know who has time :-)
Ciao, Sabine
Traroth wrote:
The texte speaks from not so famous inventors, who have no article in wikipedia, and uses this argument to say wikipedia is not reliable, and after that, some reasoning is done to explain that wikipedia does not conform to the Bern convention about author right. Where does this text come from ?
Traroth
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