[Foundation-l] We are taking to long to switch over

[Gerard Meijssen]

Hoi,
Thank you..
Gerard

2009/2/23 Michael Snow <wikipedia at verizon.net>

> Gerard Meijssen wrote:
> > Hoi,
> > There is a short period of time left before the switch over from the GFDL
> > license is to happen. What I observe is that it will be likely at the
> last
> > moment when the decision will be taken. The problem is that this is too
> > late.
> >
> > It is too late because there are many websites who have selected the GFDL
> > because Wikipedia has this license as well. Where the people in the know
> are
> > aware that this magical deadline is approaching many of the people
> involved
> > are not.
> >
> > It is for this reason that I urge us, the board to make a decision and
> > publish it widely because the GFDL is a viral license and it will make
> > cooperation with these people legally impossible. That would be the same
> > tragedy as it is a tragedy that we currently cannot legaly cooperate with
> > the websites that do use the CC-by-sa.
> >
> The board's plan hasn't changed, which is to make the decision in April
> after a community vote. Assuming we can get the vote started soon
> enough, the board could act at its meeting at the beginning of April.
> I'm not going to allow any decision to get pushed beyond the end of
> April regardless. That would still allow outside parties three months
> for whatever processes they need to make their decisions. I know it
> would always be nice to have more time, but delays will always expand to
> fill the space available, so deadline pressure is not a bad thing.
>
> --Michael Snow
>
>
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