2011/8/28 Gautam John gautam@prathambooks.org:
On 28 August 2011 11:50, Yann Forget yannfo@gmail.com wrote:
Wikilivres is currently hosted on a small dedicated server in Montreal, Canada. It follows the Canadian copyright law, in which a work is in the public domain 50 years after the author's death.
Thanks.
It costs 74 US$ monthly, or about 3,500 Rs. at the current rate. Pathoschild has helped me recently for upgrading Mediawiki to new versions. I am open to proposals regarding a takeover.
Okay. So ideally, what would such a proposal include - aside from the cost which is a given?
I see several possibilities:
1. Free hosting. I think that an educational instution (e.g. University) might accept hosting Wikilivres under some conditions (legal responsibility from a Wikimedia chapter?).
2. Financial support only. I could continue to have the legal responsibility of the project. I have a Paypal account to receive donations.
3. A chapter or another organisation takes over the legal and financial responsibility.
My main criteria is the long term support for the project.
A review of the content and a policy about inclusions seem to be sensible if the legal responsibility is moved on.
Okay.
Thank you.
Best,
Gautam
Best regards,
Yann