What is the present status on licensing of «Wikipedia» and exactly what does the current agreement with Nokia cover? It seems like ZDNet Australia and Angela Beesley isn't talking about quite the same, and I would like an clarification.
If one supplier gets some kind of exclusive rights, for whatever reason, then it is at least slightly out of line with current practice. So exactly what is the agreement, and how will it inflict on other use of Wikipedia on cellphones - with or without branding?
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/LCA-09-Wikipedia-s-new-mobil...
John
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 3:41 AM, John at Darkstar vacuum@jeb.no wrote:
What is the present status on licensing of «Wikipedia» and exactly what does the current agreement with Nokia cover? It seems like ZDNet Australia and Angela Beesley isn't talking about quite the same, and I would like an clarification.
I never said the new platform would be licensed to Nokia at all. As far as I know, they have nothing to do with it whatsoever, but one journalist makes this up and all the rest (including Wikipedia Signpost) just blindly copy the error.
Angela
Then it is safe to assume that there is no special agreement between Wikimedia Foundation and Nokia that gives the later any kind of special rights? John
Angela skrev:
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 3:41 AM, John at Darkstar vacuum@jeb.no wrote:
What is the present status on licensing of «Wikipedia» and exactly what does the current agreement with Nokia cover? It seems like ZDNet Australia and Angela Beesley isn't talking about quite the same, and I would like an clarification.
I never said the new platform would be licensed to Nokia at all. As far as I know, they have nothing to do with it whatsoever, but one journalist makes this up and all the rest (including Wikipedia Signpost) just blindly copy the error.
Angela
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