[Foundation-l] Diversity and NC images - Board meet

[Gerard Meijssen]

luke brandt schreef:
> On Friday 15 Dec 2006 Erik Moeller wrote:
>   
>> On 12/15/06, luke brandt wrote:
>>     
>>> From what I understand (but please someone correct me if I
>>> misunderstood the reports) the Wikimedia Board didn't vote last time
>>> these matters were raised because it prefers to allow autonomy.
>>>       
>
>   
>> On issues such as whether we should allow NC images I, as member of
>> the current Board, definitely don't think there should be any project
>> level autonomy at all. If we want to keep our content compatible
>> across languages and projects, we need to apply a consistent standard
>> of freedom.
>>     
>
>   
>> I think this will have to be discussed with the current Board.
>> Unfortunately we're very taken up by fundraising preparations and
>> other critical planning issues at the moment; I do hope to bring it up
>> at the next face-to-face meeting in Janaury.
>>     
>
>   
>> At this time, I would strongly, strongly ask anyone advocating the use
>> of NC content in a project to reconsider. It would hurt Wikikimedia
>> tremendously.
>>     
>
> It seems to me that the opposition to NC is based on a most curious and
> imperfect interpretation of the word 'free,' one that seeks to encompass
> the freedom to make a profit from other people's efforts. I therefore
> hope that the Foundation won't have any truck with the idea of diluting
> its previous attitude to autonomy - luke
Hoi,
Your POV is not what the Foundation has expressed from the start. I 
think you are completely wrong in this.
Thanks,
     GerardM