[Foundation-l] RfC: A Free Content and Expression Definition

[Andre Engels]

2006/5/1, Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell at gmail.com>:

> We recognize that the inclusion of this content is a violation of the
> other half the goal of the project. As a result it is only permitted
> to include fair use in English wikipedia where doing so compromises
> our ability to be a quality encyclopedia.

Yet when Wikisource wants to include ND to avoid compromising their
ability to be a source of original texts, you do not want to allow
them to do so? Also, does this statement mean that you are of the
opinion that the German Wikipedia, which does not allow fair use in
any form whatsoever, is not a quality encyclopedia?

As for texts that actually are under an ND license and that people
would want on Wikisource: What about the GNU/FDL license itself?
Surely, even if Wikimedia itself were under a different license, the
text of the license would be suitable to put on Wikisource? Yet, the
license of the license reads:

Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.

ND, in other words.


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