[Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

[David Gerard]

2009/3/16 Anthony <wikimail at inbox.org>:

> In the context of an encyclopedia or encyclopedia article, what attribution
> means seems clear, listing the names or the pseudonyms of the authors.  That
> I'm apt to not raise a fuss over a reuser who fails to do this in certain
> situations (e.g. where that list is just a click away) does not create a
> slippery slope whereby it is OK for any reuser to omit this list of names in
> any situation they deem appropriate.


In that case, surely the letter of the license (and having touched all
bases first as far as getting the reuser to do the right thing) is all
the aggrieved contributor needs.

WMF advice can't actually construct new terms for the CC by-sa 3.0.


- d.