[WikiEN-l] Fwd: [gnu.org #336602] FDL and Wikipedia

[Zoney]

On 18/07/07, Angela Anuszewski <psu256 at member.fsf.org> wrote:
>
> On 7/18/07, Charlotte Webb <charlottethewebb at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Ergo, the history section being linked to needs to be visible to the
> > general public, not deleted on the presumption that nobody will want
> > to read it. What would be the purpose of linking to a history section
> > which no longer exists?
> Exactly - there would be no purpose for linking to a history section
> which no longer exists. This implies that the history of a deleted
> article needs to be preserved and be publically available. Its a fuzzy
> spot.
>
>
There's nothing fuzzy about it - it's common sense, legally required, and
what's morally right. Content on Wikipedia should be attributed to the
creator/copyright holder (who has licensed their contribution for free use
under GFDL); this is achieved through the history page. So, *all* history of
the content (i.e. including from merges) has to be publically available.

Content on Wikipedia is "free" but it's not stolen.

Zoney
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