Although correct me if I'm wrong, but part of GFDL is a kind of inheritability. In other words if an editor (copyright holder) finds their text being used in these books, they can require the publisher comply with all the attribution requirements within GFDL, even if Wikimedia's communities do not insist on it all.
FT2 On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 6:57 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > You do not need to mention "all" contributors. > A satisfactory attribution is merely a URL pointing to the Wikipedia > article and possibly one pointing at the history page. > By our inaction we've made it clear you do not need to directly mention any > contributors. > > Will Johnson > > > > In a message dated 8/18/2009 9:29:21 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > To my knowledge, all that is > required to meet a -BY- requirement is one mention of all contributors. > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
