Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread Jussi-Ville Heiskanen
Jussi-Ville Heiskanen wrote: > Michael Snow wrote: >> Anthony wrote: >> >>> On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Michael Snow wrote: >>> >>> Anthony wrote: >> a) a link (URL) to the history page of the article >> or other page that contains the authorship

[Foundation-l] Licensing transition: opposing points of view

2009-03-16 Thread Robert Rohde
Some people on this list have had a negative reaction to the licensing proposal. Sometimes this arises from different understandings of what the new license will mean (i.e. issues of interpretation). More often it seems the core issues are different opinions about whether the change is desirable

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread Michael Bimmler
On 3/16/09, Chad wrote: > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 2:09 PM, David Gerard wrote: >> 2009/3/16 Geoffrey Plourde : >> >>> 1.3 allows for the transfer to CC by SA, please stop playing semantics >> >> >> Michael, could you please moderate Anthony? He's only here to spread FUD. >> >> >> - d. >> >> _

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread Chad
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 2:09 PM, David Gerard wrote: > 2009/3/16 Geoffrey Plourde : > >> 1.3 allows for the transfer to CC by SA, please stop playing semantics > > > Michael, could you please moderate Anthony? He's only here to spread FUD. > > > - d. > > ___

Re: [Foundation-l] Anthony subthread (was Proposed revised attribution language)

2009-03-16 Thread Robert Rohde
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Anthony wrote: > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Robert Rohde wrote: > >> Anthony, >> >> If you don't mind, let's be specific. > > > I have no problem with being specific, but it probably isn't in my best > interest to answer some of your questions.  Sorry. > >

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread David Gerard
2009/3/16 Geoffrey Plourde : > 1.3 allows for the transfer to CC by SA, please stop playing semantics Michael, could you please moderate Anthony? He's only here to spread FUD. - d. ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsub

[Foundation-l] Anthony subthread (was Proposed revised attribution language)

2009-03-16 Thread Anthony
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Robert Rohde wrote: > Anthony, > > If you don't mind, let's be specific. I have no problem with being specific, but it probably isn't in my best interest to answer some of your questions. Sorry. Which edits are yours? (Were you User:Anthony?) > Unless somet

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread Geoffrey Plourde
1.3 allows for the transfer to CC by SA, please stop playing semantics From: Anthony To: Wikimedia Foundation Mailing List Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 9:49:51 AM Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 11:25

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread Robert Rohde
Anthony, If you don't mind, let's be specific. Which edits are yours? (Were you User:Anthony?) Who, if anyone, do you believe is presently infringing your rights such that you feel corrective action is necessary to satisfy your expectations as an author? What action do you want to see taken?

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread Anthony
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 11:25 AM, Geoffrey Plourde wrote: > You are wrong my friend. When you hit that little button, you agreed to > license your contributions under 1.2 or any later version. Any later version published by the FSF. > Therefore if the Foundation moves to 1.3, the license trans

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread Geoffrey Plourde
You are wrong my friend. When you hit that little button, you agreed to license your contributions under 1.2 or any later version. Therefore if the Foundation moves to 1.3, the license transfers. As 1.3 is a dual license, its dual licensed. From: Anthony To

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread David Gerard
2009/3/16 Anthony : > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:57 AM, David Gerard wrote: >> 2009/3/16 Anthony : >> > I don't think that's clear at all.  In fact, I think what's clear is that >> if >> > someone is releasing a work under a license, they are not releasing it >> under >> > a license that doesn't

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread Anthony
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:57 AM, David Gerard wrote: > 2009/3/16 Anthony : > > > I don't think that's clear at all. In fact, I think what's clear is that > if > > someone is releasing a work under a license, they are not releasing it > under > > a license that doesn't yet exist. > > Yes, becaus

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/3/16 Anthony : > It doesn't say "or later".  It says "or [...] later [...]". And that is where I bid you "farewell". ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread Anthony
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:54 AM, Anthony wrote: > It allows an MMC Site (presumably, the WMF) to republish the work under > CC-BY-SA. Sorry, I forgot to add "on the same site". I shouldn't try to abbreviate - it says "The operator of an MMC Site may republish an MMC contained in the site unde

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread David Gerard
2009/3/16 Anthony : > I don't think that's clear at all.  In fact, I think what's clear is that if > someone is releasing a work under a license, they are not releasing it under > a license that doesn't yet exist. Yes, because Eben Moglen (who would have cleared the "or later" provision) knows s

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread Anthony
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Thomas Dalton wrote: > 2009/3/16 Anthony : > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Thomas Dalton >wrote: > > > >> 2009/3/16 Anthony : > >> > I've never pressed "submit" on a button which read "GFDL 1.2 or > later". > >> Try > >> > again. > >> > >> The edit page ha

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/3/16 Anthony : > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Thomas Dalton > wrote: > >> 2009/3/16 Anthony : >> > I've never pressed "submit" on a button which read "GFDL 1.2 or later". >>  Try >> > again. >> >> The edit page has said "or later" as long as I can remember. Are you >> claiming that it di

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread Anthony
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:37 AM, David Gerard wrote: > 2009/3/16 Anthony : > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Thomas Dalton >wrote: > >> 2009/3/16 Anthony : > > >> > I've never pressed "submit" on a button which read "GFDL 1.2 or > later". > >> Try > >> > again. > > >> The edit page has sai

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread David Gerard
2009/3/16 Anthony : > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Thomas Dalton > wrote: >> 2009/3/16 Anthony : >> > I've never pressed "submit" on a button which read "GFDL 1.2 or later". >>  Try >> > again. >> The edit page has said "or later" as long as I can remember. Are you >> claiming that it didn'

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread Anthony
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Thomas Dalton wrote: > 2009/3/16 Anthony : > > I've never pressed "submit" on a button which read "GFDL 1.2 or later". > Try > > again. > > The edit page has said "or later" as long as I can remember. Are you > claiming that it didn't used to? What did it used to

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/3/16 Anthony : > I've never pressed "submit" on a button which read "GFDL 1.2 or later".  Try > again. The edit page has said "or later" as long as I can remember. Are you claiming that it didn't used to? What did it used to say and when? ___ found

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread Anthony
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:13 AM, David Gerard wrote: > 2009/3/16 Anthony : > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:09 AM, David Gerard > wrote: > >> 2009/3/16 Anthony : > >> > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:01 AM, David Gerard > >> wrote: > > >> >> WMF advice can't actually construct new terms for the CC b

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread Lars Aronsson
Thomas Dalton wrote: > I think you misunderstand what we're discussing here. We're > talking about what forms of attribution are acceptable for > people using our content under CC-BY-SA. We're saying that > attribution by URL is acceptable for people using the content > under CC-BY-SA. But wh

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread David Gerard
2009/3/16 Anthony : > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:09 AM, David Gerard wrote: >> 2009/3/16 Anthony : >> > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:01 AM, David Gerard >> wrote: >> >> WMF advice can't actually construct new terms for the CC by-sa 3.0. >> > It can't even release my contributions under CC by-sa 3

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread Anthony
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:09 AM, David Gerard wrote: > 2009/3/16 Anthony : > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:01 AM, David Gerard > wrote: > > >> WMF advice can't actually construct new terms for the CC by-sa 3.0. > > > It can't even release my contributions under CC by-sa 3.0, for that > matter. >

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread David Gerard
2009/3/16 Anthony : > On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:01 AM, David Gerard wrote: >> WMF advice can't actually construct new terms for the CC by-sa 3.0. > It can't even release my contributions under CC by-sa 3.0, for that matter. No, but you did with the "or later." Stop FUDding. - d. __

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread Anthony
On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:01 AM, David Gerard wrote: > 2009/3/16 Anthony : > > > In the context of an encyclopedia or encyclopedia article, what > attribution > > means seems clear, listing the names or the pseudonyms of the authors. > That > > I'm apt to not raise a fuss over a reuser who fail

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread David Gerard
2009/3/16 Anthony : > In the context of an encyclopedia or encyclopedia article, what attribution > means seems clear, listing the names or the pseudonyms of the authors.  That > I'm apt to not raise a fuss over a reuser who fails to do this in certain > situations (e.g. where that list is just a

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread Anthony
On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 11:42 PM, Michael Snow wrote: > Anthony wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 8:55 PM, Michael Snow > wrote: > > > >> Anthony wrote: > >> > a) a link (URL) to the history page of the article > or other page that contains the authorship > information of the arti

Re: [Foundation-l] Proposed revised attribution language

2009-03-16 Thread Thomas Dalton
2009/3/16 Ray Saintonge : > So, if I want to give to give a mug with an erotic description of the > Kama Sutra to my girl friend, I also need to give her this list of > authors.  Are there really people here who would be so law-abiding that > they would threaten their love-life with that kind of an