[Foundation-l] Re: A license for the Ultimate Wiktionary

[Jean-Baptiste Soufron]

> I'm skeptical about this claim, as I think it's much easier said  
> than done.
>
> Does anyone know of collaborative projects that have actually  
> switched licenses entirely, even in the software world?
>
> The only case I have any familiarity with is Nupedia, which I  
> understand changed from its homegrown license to the GFDL shortly  
> before Wikipedia was created (thus putting us in the licensing  
> position we are now). Since I believe all copyrights were assigned  
> to Bomis, this was a rather simple proposition, as a single  
> copyright holder can just go ahead and release the content under a  
> different license. Changing licenses when multiple parties are  
> involved would be much more complex.

Once again, I don't think that it is that difficult... it is possible  
to use dual-licensing and other solutions... but it would be quite  
long...