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

[Birgitte SB]

--- Luiz Augusto <lugusto at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.

Does this take care of point number 2 as well as
address the history issue?  I don't really understand
what is meant by point 2.


I agree that this is not a problem with purely PD
works.

Birgitte SB



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