On Jul 13, 2006, at 12:20 PM, Birgitte SB wrote:
You may want to be sure and explain exactly what
the
GFDL entails in this case. There is no guarantee that
any work that is done under this license will be
treated in a sacred manner by downstream users.
Non-speakers would be within full rights to take the
fork made in the Ute's language and put it up on a new
website or even on Wikipedia where any "16 year old
with a computer" will be able to edit it.
Wikipedia is alien to most cultures I imagine. It is
alien to capitalist culture and academic culture to
name two. However many people accostomed to those
cultures learn to adapt to and even appreciate WP
culture. I think you are focusing too much on the
negative at WP and overlooking the positives of
inter-culture collaboration. I hope your endeavor
succeeds in any event.
Birgitte SB
The Cherokee, particularly, have historically been willing to share
their wisdom.
Fred
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