----- Forwarded message from Sean Barrett sean@epoptic.com ----- From: "Sean Barrett" sean@epoptic.com Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 13:48:48 -0800 To: "'Krzysztof P. Jasiutowicz'" kpjas@wikipedia.pl Subject: RE: [WikiEN-l] Beware the Datebot! X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook CWS, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0)

You have my permission to do anything you want.

I hereby release the datebot I forwarded to you earlier into the public domain, relinquishing all claim to it whatsoever.

I ask, as a favor to me, that you give me credit for writing the first version of it, and that you send me any improvements you make to it, but I don't require either one.

Have fun! -- Sean Barrett | Never send a monster to do sean@epoptic.com | the work of a mad scientist.

-----Original Message----- From: Krzysztof P. Jasiutowicz [mailto:kpjas@wikipedia.pl] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 12:07 To: Sean Barrett Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] Beware the Datebot!

On 03-03-2003, Sean Barrett wrote thusly :

Here is the script. It accepts a single article name as a command

line

parameter; eg, # datebot "Tadeusz Kosciusko"

You will want to change the PeerAddr to point to the Polish Wikipedia, translate the names of the months, and of course change the wpSummary

to

your own witty comment.

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.

Sean,

Thank you for the bot. We are in the process of discussing it. Surely we would like to safaguard our Wikipedia from any bot-derived problems.

I have two questions: 1. under what licence are you going to publish it ? 2. if open source, do we have your permission to publish it online at the Polish Wikipedia for discussion and possibly modification ?

Regards, Kpjas. ----- End forwarded message -----