It's license needs to be verified. (I don't know whether it includes other earlier Tamil encyclopaedias which are in public domain. PD-OLD) Also, it may not go directly into Tamil Wikipedia, but would rather be suitable for Tamil Wikisource, I think. We can then pick appropriate material for Tamil Wikipedia.
- Sundar
"That language is an instrument of human reason, and not merely a medium for the expression of thought, is a truth generally admitted." - George Boole, quoted in Iverson's Turing Award Lecture
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From: Gautam John gautam@prathambooks.org To: wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Mon, November 15, 2010 11:53:57 AM Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Tamil Encyclopedia merge into Wikipedia.
On 15 November 2010 11:40, Nagarjuna G nagarjun@gnowgi.org wrote:
do we have license to adopt or use this material for tamil wikipedia? I am working on a similar plan with Marathi Viswakosh project in Mumbai.
Is this material out of copyright? Or is there some indication from the Government that they might be willing to release it under an open license?
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam ________ http://social.prathambooks.org/
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