[Wikipedia-l] Re: GFDL Clarification

[Jean-Baptiste Soufron]

Exactly,

the good way to do would be to ask the permission to use the content  
in wikipédia AND to provide a link to the GFDL.

Le 4 juin 05 à 17:08, Timwi a écrit :

> Suppose I write an article and then allow you to "use it" on  
> Wikipedia under the restriction that you may not make any  
> modifications to it.  It is hopefully clear to you now that the  
> text cannot be used in Wikipedia, even though I gave permission to  
> "use it".
>
> It is only your summarisation that reduces it to the point where it  
> seems contradictory (but isn't actually). Just because someone  
> agreed for something to be used on Wikipedia, does not necessarily  
> mean that it can be (or should be) used on Wikipedia.  In a way, by  
> saying that it is contradictory, you're only stating that you don't  
> understand it.
>
> Timwi