On 15/08/05, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I am of the opinion that all material that is
indicated to be
problematic because it cannot be used on a comercial mirror should be
removed.
This is, I believe, a highly contentious issue, and a matter to be
decided by individual communities, rather than a technical mailing
list. Without going into detail, therefore, I will just point out that
the conundrum is between the ideal of a completely free encyclopedia,
and the practicalities of an actual useable one.
Personally, I'm all in favour of preferring a GFDL-compatible image
over a non-compatible one - or even preferring any freer image of
similar quality over any existing one - but would be circumspect about
preferring no image at all over a legal but non-GFDL-compatible one.
But like I say, this is entirely the wrong forum for that debate.
--
Rowan Collins BSc
[IMSoP]