http://www.nupedia.com/license.shtml
----- Original Message -----
"Jimmy Wales" <jwales(a)bomis.com> said
I don't know the answer. In my opinion,
everything on Nupedia is
under the GNU FDL, but then again, I'm not sure what was officially
said or done back in the day.
Daniel Mayer wrote:
> Anybody know the answer to this?
>
> Hi Mav,
>
> I asked a question on the Wikipedia talk:Nupedia_and_Wikipedia about
whether
> articles-in-progress on Nupedia qualify under the
GFDL, or are they like
the
> Nupedia "Chalkboard". I also asked at
the Wikipedia:Village pump but I
got no
> response (the question has since been moved to
the Village pump
archives).
> Some of these articles have been languishing
since 2001 and it would be
nice
> if it were possible to use some of them as a
basis for articles (or at
least
> good stubs) right now. I searched the Nupedia
website, mailing lists,
history
> etc. and there appears no mention whatsoever of
the copyright or
licensing
> status of the articles-in-progress on Nupedia. I
was hoping that you
might
> have some insight. Thanks. -- Lexor 02:21, 26 Aug
2003 (UTC)