On 10/2/05, David Brin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > These photos all came from me and I give permission > for wiki use. > > Problem is that you must copy them from Tripod. > Linking to them will make tripod inactivate them. > > Or use images at http://www.davidbrin.com/ > > The rest of you! I am serializing an important essay > on the evils of gerrymandering at > http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/ > > Thrive all! > > > With cordial regards, > > David Brin > www.davidbrin.com
I really hate to be a pain and take up more time, but I've spoken with higher ups at Wikipedia to get exactly the image policy, and the license must satisfy at a minimum this criteria: They must be freely reusable by anyone, for commercial and non-commercial purposes. Giving permission for wiki use, while admirable, has been decided not sufficient, as then *only* Wikipedia can use it, which then brings you right back to proprietary licenses, precisely the thing Wikipedia was designed to avoid. :( If you see your way clear to licensing it under the GNU Free Documentation License, or perhaps releasing into the public domain, or releasing all rights (not quite the same thing as public domain, but effectivel), or possibly one of the Creative Commons licenses (but not one of the ones that forbid commercial usage or commercial use), well that would go just swimmingly with your article. ~Maru _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
