Hi thank Anil :-) Not really a license reform -- we've always accepted free cultural works approved content. Just that our implementation in showing license choices and public domain dedications has improved.
But the WikiEducator family welcomes the loud applause. Thanks! Wayne On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 5:11 PM, Anil Prasad <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Dr. Wayne, > > Thank you very much!. This is indeed a great license policy reform in > WikiEducator! - a milestone movement & moment! > A loud applause! > > -- > Warm regards > > Anil > http://www.wikieducator.org/User:Anil_Prasad > http://www.apletters.blogspot.com > > > > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 9:27 AM, Wayne Mackintosh < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Everyone, >> >> Since the inception of the WikiEducator project we have subscribed to the >> values of free cultural works licensing and this has been adopted as a >> matter of policy. >> >> WE respect all works in the public domain and the rights and intentions of >> authors to dedicate their creative works to the public domain with worldwide >> application. We strongly encourage all WikiEducators to respect the >> intentions of original authors who dedicate their work to the public domain, >> by retaining the public domain attribution for these works. >> >> With thanks and appreciation to Jim Tittsler, the OER Foundation has now >> implemented an easier and improved way to signal public domain pages in >> WikiEducator. >> >> Now any page in the wiki using the [[Category:Public Domain]] should now >> display a "Public Domain" icon and link to the relevant page providing >> details on how WikiEducator manages works in the Public Domain. It is also >> now possible to use the Public Domain Deed (CC0) from Creative Commons for >> dedicating new works to the public domain by adding [[Category:CC0]] to the >> respective pages. >> >> You will find more information here: >> http://wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:Public_Domain >> >> The same feature can be used for Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) >> pages by adding [[Category:CC-BY]]. This will remove the display of the >> default CC-BY-SA icon and link to the respective license deed. >> >> In the absence of adding these Categories, WikiEducator assumes the >> default CC-BY-SA license agreed by users when posting their edits. >> >> The following page has been updated to reflect these improvements: >> >> http://wikieducator.org/WikiEducator:Copyrights >> >> WE are proud to support the freedoms of users to use free content licenses >> and public domain declarations. >> >> Cheers >> Wayne >> >> -- >> Wayne Mackintosh <http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg>, Ph.D. >> Director OER Foundation <http://www.oerfoundation.org> >> Director, International Centre for Open Education, >> Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. >> Founder and elected Community Council Member, >> Wikieducator<http://www.wikieducator.org%20> >> Mobile +64 21 2436 380 >> Skype: WGMNZ1 >> Twitter <http://twitter.com/#%21/Mackiwg> | >> identi.ca<http://identi.ca/waynemackintosh> >> >> -- >> 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 [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "WikiEducator Teacher Collaboration Forum" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > wikieducator-teacher-collaboration-forum+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<wikieducator-teacher-collaboration-forum%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator-teacher-collaboration-forum?hl=en > . > -- Wayne Mackintosh <http://wikieducator.org/User:Mackiwg>, Ph.D. Director OER Foundation <http://www.oerfoundation.org> Director, International Centre for Open Education, Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. Founder and elected Community Council Member, Wikieducator<http://www.wikieducator.org%20> Mobile +64 21 2436 380 Skype: WGMNZ1 Twitter <http://twitter.com/#%21/Mackiwg> | identi.ca<http://identi.ca/waynemackintosh> -- 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]
