[Foundation-l] GFDL conflicting with transfer of content?

[Luiz Augusto]

On 9/20/06, valdelli at bluemail.ch <valdelli at bluemail.ch> wrote:
>
> In Wikipedia we have sometimes the transfer of content among
> different projects Wikipedia <--> Wikisource, Wikipedia <-->
> Wikinews, Wikipedia <--> Wiktionary for example.
>
> I don't know very well the status of all wikipedia but I am
> following my personal experience.
>
> But this usage is in in conflict with GFDL?
>
> I could read here http://en.wikisource.
> org/wiki/GNU_Free_Documentation_License some points which are not
> respected like:
>
> 1.Preserve the section Entitled "History"....
> 2.Preserve the network location...
>
> and so on.
>
> IMHO it's possible to transfer but the original version must remain
> in its original place (in this case it's a simple copy) or the
> transfer is possible respecting some rules for example the transfer
> of all history, of list of all author and maybe with agreement of
> them.
>
> If an article is transfered without taking care of all point listed
> in the GFDL could an author request the reintegration of the article
> in the original place? IMHO it is in its own rights!


In Wikipedia > Wikisource transactions, not necessarily. If a text is in
public domain, no reason to keep original credits for a cut-and-paste action
(IMHO).

Also the transfer of an article from a project in another is not
> valid if the original place has got a place card who redirect at new
> place where there is a modified version (adding also the lost of
> history due to the transfer)!
>
> What is your suggestion?


Stop manual transwikis and use only Special:Import method.

I ask because in a Wikipedia some people vote for transfer of some
> articles which are accepted by the community in a previous call for
> cancellation. In other words the article which are not cancelled
> after some days are proposed for transfer.
>
> Ilario
>
>