Thank you, Luis. I have drafted a request for comment on mediawiki.org [1], but it can probably use some review to ensure I have included the correct list of related projects.
Risker/Anne [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/Alternate_disclosure_policy On 16 June 2014 18:25, Luis Villa <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey, all- > Our opinion is that the terms of use applies to wikis, and not to non-wiki > activities like code contributions. That said, we can understand why this > would be confusing, so an opt-out that explicitly lists mediawki code > contributions (or even mediawiki as a whole) would be just fine with us. > > Luis > > > On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 1:25 PM, Brian Wolff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > So from what I understand, there's now been an amendment to WMF's > > terms of use to require disclosure of paid "contributions" [1]. Its a > > little unclear how this applies to MediaWiki as a project, but a > > literal reading of the policy makes it seem like MediaWiki is > > included. > > > > * MediaWiki is arguably a project of the Wikimedia foundation. The > > foundation's website says as much [2] > > *A commit/patchset certainly seems like a contribution. > > > > Thus the new policy would require anyone submitting code to use to > > declare who they work for. Personally this seems both unnecessary to > > me, as well as unlikely to be followed. For example, I see no reason > > why some person who uses our software should have to declare who they > > work for when they upstream a bug fix, etc. > > > > I would suggest we follow commons' lead [3], and declare that we do > > not have disclosure requirements for people giving us code. > > > > --bawolff > > > > [1] > > > https://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=Terms_of_Use&diff=0&oldid=90463 > > [2] https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Our_projects > > [3] > > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Requests_for_comment/Alternative_paid_contribution_disclosure_policy > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikitech-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > > > > -- > Luis Villa > Deputy General Counsel > Wikimedia Foundation > 415.839.6885 ext. 6810 > > *This message may be confidential or legally privileged. If you have > received it by accident, please delete it and let us know about the > mistake. As an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation, for legal/ethical > reasons I cannot give legal advice to, or serve as a lawyer for, community > members, volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity. For more > on what this means, please see our legal disclaimer > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Legal_Disclaimer>.* > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
