On the wiki On 1 July 2012 22:55, Thomas Morton <[email protected]> wrote:
> Where is the tender document? > > Tom > > > On 1 July 2012 22:52, Thomas Dalton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The tender said materials *produced* would need to be freely licensed. >> If they are using pre-existing materials for part of the course, then >> not freely licensing those doesn't necessarily contradict the terms of >> the tender. It is unfortunate, though. >> >> On 1 July 2012 22:47, <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi all, >> > >> > I would like to know what other people understand as the "open access >> > ethos of Wikimedia UK". The reason I ask is that I have been informed >> that >> > Midas - who are delivering the Training for Trainers programme - have >> been >> > arguing that as they chose to use a process which was not written for >> > WMUK, some of their material is not available under a CC license. They >> > have suggested that WMUK pay an additional fee which they are happy to >> > quote for. >> > >> > As the initial tender specified "An agreement that the training >> materials >> > produced will be open access under a CC-BY-SA licence" I do not really >> > understand how Midas chose to use non CC material in the process for >> > delivering their course. At first glance it would seem that this is not >> in >> > compliance with the temrs of the tender. >> > >> > I must admit that I find Open access and open content as being quite >> > fundamental to Wikipedia, the sister projects and WMUK. This is whaqt I >> > understand by "Supporting Free and Open Knowledge". I personally have a >> > strong commitment to developing "Open Educational Resources" and was >> > particularly looking forward to the Eduwiki conference which has this as >> > one of its themes. >> > >> > In this context, I don't really understand why WMUK is having difficulty >> > in making sure that its own training programme sits comfortably into the >> > CC framework. I would welcome any comments which would help explain >> this? >> > >> > all the best >> > >> > Fabian >> > (User:Leutha) >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimedia UK mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia UK mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > -- *Jon Davies - Chief Executive Wikimedia UK*. Mobile (0044) 7803 505 169 tweet @jonatreesdavies Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513 Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Telephone (0044) 207 065 0990. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). It is an independent non-profit organization with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. Visit http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/ and @wikimediauk
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