Thanks for explaining.
I was referring only to *Wikisource* when I asked this question. In a way
all source texts are ND. We are making sure even the errors in original
source texts are appearing in the Wikisource version. So assumed what
prohibits the ND licensed books in wikisource. I was not knowing that ND
license prohibits translations also.
Thanks
Shiju
On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 7:03 PM, Klaus Graf <klausgraf(a)googlemail.com>wrote;wrote:
We cannot and should not accept ND.
See:
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Licensing_policy
Even for legal texts there is a need for free translations which are
not possible with a ND license.
Klaus Graf
http://archiv.twoday.net
2011/6/17 John Vandenberg <jayvdb(a)gmail.com>om>:
ND goes against our objectives.
http://freedomdefined.org/
Our objective is not only to redistribute works, but also to allow
them to be reused (modified).
The only example of ND that I think Wikisource could accept is works
which are required to be reproduced faithfully by law or similar. For
example, the legal code of most Commonwealth countries is protected by
law, and some of these nations have licensed the legal code under a
"ND" like license.
The legal code is not created in a competitive environment. There is
only one for each nation. If we dont accept their ND license, there
is no chance that an alternative could be written.
--
John Vandenberg
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