[Foundation-l] translation and the GFDL

[Ray Saintonge]

White Cat wrote:

>This isn't a proposal to ban non-English translations. This is a proposal to
>make it so that it is clearly explained that only English one is legally
>binding and everything else to be a close approximation (translation) of it.
>
That's what I thought you were saying.  I still think it's ultra vires, 
but Geni seems to be taking things into a different direction.

>>>Not permitting the translation of the GFDL and making it the
>>>license for a Wikipedia  in a new language means that you bind the
>>>contributors to a license that they cannot understand. To me this is not
>>>ethical.
>>>      
>>>
>>Translation is allowed. however considerable care must be taken to
>>make sure that is it clear that the en version of the license is the
>>binding one.
>>