[Wikipedia-l] Re: Bibliography

[Jens Ropers]

On 9 Jan 2005, at 08:06, Karl Eichwalder wrote:

> I consider Wikisource as superfluous.  We should join forces with the
> "Project Gutenberg" (that's what I do).
>

In theory I'd be inclined to agree. Yet Project Gutenberg does not 
anywhere near have the "instant editability" that Wikisource has. (Of 
course a "Gutenbergian" can do anything they like anytime they please 
-- but AFAIK the only way to avoid duplication of another Gutenberg 
contributor's past or present efforts is to go through some red tape -- 
Contacting people, asking writing emails...) So, yes, maybe we should 
merge. Of course they are established, have "brand recognition" and 
have already completed lots of work, so "us *joining* them" would maybe 
be the better (more polite and palatable to them) way of putting it. 
But if were to merge/join, we should bring the wiki concept along.

Just thoughts though.

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