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Talk:GNU Free Documentation License (view source)
Revision as of 12:58, February 18, 2009
, 12:58, February 18, 2009to Andy
Andy, my impression of the GFDL is different. I've actually talked on the phone with the director of the FSF, specifically about Wikipedia.
Note that it is a "[[documentation]]" license. As originally conceived, this meant manuals telling people how to use computer software - specifically, [[free software]] released under the [[GPL]]. They never intended it for multiple-author collaborative projects like an encyclopedia.
We ought to take a look at the [[Creative Commons]] licensing scheme. It is much simpler. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 07:58, 18 February 2009 (EST)
Note that it is a "[[documentation]]" license. As originally conceived, this meant manuals telling people how to use computer software - specifically, [[free software]] released under the [[GPL]]. They never intended it for multiple-author collaborative projects like an encyclopedia.
We ought to take a look at the [[Creative Commons]] licensing scheme. It is much simpler. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 07:58, 18 February 2009 (EST)