For my edification, does this mean that content within Wikipedia is now under the new version of GFDL, or, does Wikipedia have to take a vote / hold a referendum - like Mediawiki?
I'm wondering if it's automatic, or there is some process that has to take place. Can you please clarify? Thanks, Randy On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 3:48 PM, Chris Harvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the info > > Kind Regards > Chris Harvey > chris.superuser.com.au > > > > On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 6:47 AM, Erik Moeller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Hello all, >> >> the Free Software Foundation has today released the version 1.3 of the >> GNU Free Documentation License, the licensed used by Wikipedia. This >> version of the GFDL allows GFDL-wikis to switch to CC-BY-SA - see >> section 11, relicensing: >> >> http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html >> >> Wikimedia hasn't decided to switch yet, but we plan to hold a >> community referendum on the issue very soon. If we do switch, I'll let >> you know - it would enable two-way legal compatibility with >> WikiEducator and similar educational resources. >> -- >> Erik Möller >> Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation >> >> Support Free Knowledge: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate >> >> >> > > > > -- ________________ Randy Fisher - Change Management & Collaboration, Human Performance & Engagement, Sustainable Communities & Organizations * Engaging People in Teams, Communities and Organizations....and WikiEducator! + 1 604.684.2275 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.wikieducator.org http://www.wikieducator.org/Community_Media http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Randyfisher * Cool WikiEducator Video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc9-CNlIqsY * Can You Do the Wiki-Wiki? http://www.wikieducator.org/Wiki_Wiki Skype: wikirandy --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to wikieducator@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
