No need, it's on webarchive: http://web.archive.org/web/20170112103412/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/meta/d/dd/Education_and_WGIG.pdf
Unlike Wikimedia projects, Webarchive has a long term plan that one would expect of a digital archive, so it's a much safer space for historical documents. I stopped asking about an equivalent realistic Wikimedia 100 year plan a couple of years back. The $100m endowment thingy controlled by Jimmy does not have this as a goal either, as far as I can tell. Fae On 12 January 2017 at 00:41, Newyorkbrad <newyorkb...@gmail.com> wrote: > If it is decided not to host these materials on a wiki, whether for > copyright or any other reasons, then someone (either in the Office or > a volunteer) should be designated to retain a copy privately. That > way, he or she will be able to upload it later if the copyright status > or policy changes in the future, or to make it available offline for > research use or consultation by historians or other researchers who > could make good use of it. > > Newyorkbrad/IBM > > On 1/11/17, Pete Forsyth <petefors...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Thank you for bringing this up, Yann. Some relevant context is that Meta >> Wiki users considered permitting such files on Meta Wiki a year and a half >> ago, and decided not to. The electorate was not very big (14 votes, total), >> but it was carefully considered, with compelling arguments made on both >> sides.[1] >> >> In my opinion, the best outcome would be that Meta Wiki should have an >> Exemption Doctrine Policy (the board's name for a project's local policy >> that would permit copyrighted files under specific circumstances)[2] I >> think the Meta Wiki decision should be revisited and considered in more >> depth, with more participation, and probably reversed (with some careful >> work on defining the proper circumstances for an exemption). >> >> But of course, that's not an easy task. I have no ready answer, but am >> interested to see what ideas others have. >> -Pete >> [[User:Peteforsyth]] >> >> [1] >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Meta:Babel&diff=prev&oldid=13362698#General_discussion_on_allowing_or_rejecting_fair_use_at_Meta >> [2] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Licensing_policy >> >> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 3:04 PM, Yann Forget <yan...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I would like to get more opinions about what to do with files such as >>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Education_and_WGIG.pdf >>> >>> This is a draft from a United Nations conference which mentions Wikipedia >>> (the first and only AFAIK), and as such, an important historical document. >>> >>> It doesn't have a formal license, but there is no real copyright issue. >>> >>> Where and how should we keep such files? >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Yann Forget _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
