-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, Aug 11, 2005 at 10:15:31PM -0700, Nadim Shaikli wrote: > --- Isam Bayazidi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't think that the license of the Wordlist should change, but what I am > > hoping for is a permission to use it under FDL.. let Wordlist continue as > > you see fit, or double license it.. after all what matters the most is to > > have the effort utilized while maintaining the freedom of Free Software. > > And > > this is what FDL is about when it comes to documentation, as GPL is for code > > Personally I am all for this - the two people that should really decide > and are to be consulted are Ahmad Al Rasheedan and Ossama Khayat. Since > Mr. Al-Rasheedan was/is involved in wikipedia I don't think he would > mind and I'm sure Ossama will go along as we all share the same goal of > spreading our beloved Arabic language given all things equal. > > In short, you won't see/hear me oppose this but this is not my decision to > make (I'm just trying to sway the direction ;-) I would as is noted above > at least make ONE exception and ask that wiktionary to note the exception. > > Hope that helps.
I still think that changing the license is a better option. We can't give an exception to every site or project to use it. What if the contributers disappear ? What if I'm using the wordlist to translate whatever non-gpl'ed material ? - -- - ---------------- - -- Katoob Main Developer, Arabbix Maintainer. GNU/Linux registered user #224950 Proud Egyptian GNU/Linux User Group <www.eglug.org> Admin. Life powered by Debian, Homepage: www.foolab.org - -- Don't send me any attachment in Micro$oft (.DOC, .PPT) format please Read http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html Preferable attachments: .PDF, .HTML, .TXT Thanx for adding this text to Your signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFC/Kx4y2aOKaP9DfcRAjAMAJ0Xy+6L4BaMue8PO/YX+6HvRA7K1wCgrcgt RAc6RrWgjr9xFvAdV5ei4Vc= =Yy4/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Doc mailing list [email protected] http://lists.arabeyes.org/mailman/listinfo/doc
