[Licom-l] Updating site terms

[Andrew Leung]

We can always fully-protect the page to prevent any unintentional changes to the terms. But if the developers can develop a way to freeze the page that only developers can change (even admins cannot modify it), then that will be much better.

In addition to the url link to the English version, is it possible to introduce the line to the end of the terms stating something like "If there is discrepancy between the English version and (insert a language) version, the English version shall take precedence and prevail."?

Andrew  

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> Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 10:46:18 -0700
> From: erik at wikimedia.org
> To: licom-l at lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: [Licom-l] Updating site terms
> 
> As per the Board resolution, we should now begin planning for a
> systematic update of all relevant license terms in all projects in all
> languages. The texts aren't final yet; in particular, I'd like to
> resolve how to deal with externally imported content more clearly in
> the terms for the editing page. But, we should think about the steps
> that we need to take to update the terms.
> 
> What I think we'll want to accomplish is the following:
> 
> 1) Introduction of new system messages in English for all affected
> projects, overriding existing messages.
> 2) Community translation of these messages.
> 
> I'm not sure how to best achieve 1) - do new system messages
> automatically override any local translations? If not, do we have to
> give the messages a new key, e.g. MediaWiki:Licensing(something)-new?
> 
> I would suggest that we create a new MediaWiki message for detailed
> licensing terms: I think those have traditionally resided in the
> Project: namespace which isn't really the best place for them (they're
> intended to be highly official and not modified except where
> necessary).
> 
> Regarding 2), because we can't monitor community translations
> effectively, I think we'll want to make sure that wherever there's a
> translation of licensing terms into another language, there's a link
> back to the English original. If we put this link in the message,
> people can remove it by editing it. Do we care? My assumption is that
> we will just trust people, and issue guidance that this link cannot be
> removed (and also state so in the actual page that's being linked to,
> and protect it).
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
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> Erik Möller
> Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation
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