[Wikimedia-l] Re: 23 March: Invitation to Open Community Call on ChatGPT, generative AI, and Wikimedia

2023-03-31 Thread Erik Moeller
On Fri, Mar 31, 2023 at 8:38 AM wrote: > Downloading computer programs and electronic databases (and downloading for > purposes outside > the listed exception) requires an express consent of the copyright holder, > i.e. a license. > In other words, you _cannot_ download a GPL program without

[Wikimedia-l] Re: 23 March: Invitation to Open Community Call on ChatGPT, generative AI, and Wikimedia

2023-03-31 Thread petr . kadlec
Hi, On Thu, Mar 30, 2023 at 1:28 PM Erik Moeller wrote: > One core principle in open source licenses is that you are not > required to agree to the license in order to download or run copies. > The GPL makes this explicit: "You are not required to accept this > License in order to receive or

[Wikimedia-l] March Wikimedia Foundation Board Meeting Outcomes

2023-03-31 Thread Nataliia Tymkiv
Dear all, The Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees met in person in New York City over March 8-11. The official Board of Trustees meeting was held on March 9. During the Board meeting, the Board approved the December meeting minutes [1], and approved an update to the Talent and Culture

[Wikimedia-l] Re: 23 March: Invitation to Open Community Call on ChatGPT, generative AI, and Wikimedia

2023-03-31 Thread Erik Moeller
On Thu, Mar 30, 2023 at 12:25 PM Lauren Worden wrote: > > If you don't obtain this agreement, you cannot meaningfully enforce > > the "license" because the downloader never agreed to it in the first > > place. Moreover, you'll have to make sure that _everyone else making > > copies of the file_