Re: [Foundation-l] H2G2 "to be disposed of"

2011-01-25 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 25 January 2011 11:26, Alison M. Wheeler wrote: > > - "Thomas Dalton" wrote: >> Very doubtful indeed. Wikipedia might, conceivably, be considered a >> trusted third party, but there is no way the rest of world would and >> we can't accept content that is licensed to Wikipedia only. > > I w

Re: [Foundation-l] H2G2 "to be disposed of"

2011-01-25 Thread David Gerard
On 25 January 2011 11:26, Alison M. Wheeler wrote: > I would think it likely that as the BBC have already made the decision, in > principle, to send h2g2 on its way then expanding the licence to drop any NC > requirement would be a highly probable parting gift. Certainly worth asking > them to

Re: [Foundation-l] H2G2 "to be disposed of"

2011-01-25 Thread Alison M. Wheeler
- "Thomas Dalton" wrote: > Very doubtful indeed. Wikipedia might, conceivably, be considered a > trusted third party, but there is no way the rest of world would and > we can't accept content that is licensed to Wikipedia only. I would think it likely that as the BBC have already made the de

Re: [Foundation-l] H2G2 "to be disposed of"

2011-01-25 Thread Peter Coombe
On 25 January 2011 08:50, Thomas Dalton wrote: > On 25 January 2011 07:11, Nikola Smolenski wrote: >> It is a question however if per >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/help/entry_faqs#copyright and >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/terms/#4 "In certain circumstance the BBC may also >> share your contribution wi

Re: [Foundation-l] H2G2 "to be disposed of"

2011-01-25 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 25 January 2011 07:11, Nikola Smolenski wrote: > It is a question however if per > http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/help/entry_faqs#copyright and > http://www.bbc.co.uk/terms/#4 "In certain circumstance the BBC may also > share your contribution with trusted third parties*." would allow for > such a r

Re: [Foundation-l] H2G2 "to be disposed of"

2011-01-24 Thread Nikola Smolenski
On 01/24/2011 05:09 PM, Magnus Manske wrote: > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12265173 > > Anything worth salvaging? If released under a free license, it could find its place on Wikisource. I have found at least a few articles that could be used to improve Wikipedia ( http://www.bb

Re: [Foundation-l] H2G2 "to be disposed of"

2011-01-24 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 24 January 2011 18:02, geni wrote: > On 24 January 2011 16:09, Magnus Manske wrote: >> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12265173 >> >> Anything worth salvaging? >> > > Probably but I can't see it falling within our remit. Apart from > anything else it's not under a free license. I

Re: [Foundation-l] H2G2 "to be disposed of"

2011-01-24 Thread David Gerard
On 24 January 2011 16:09, Magnus Manske wrote: > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12265173 > Anything worth salvaging? Is it even under a CC-ish licence? http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/forums/A639056/conversation/view/F77636/T8018187 "However, H2G2 is unusual. It is a pre-existing comm

Re: [Foundation-l] H2G2 "to be disposed of"

2011-01-24 Thread geni
On 24 January 2011 16:09, Magnus Manske wrote: > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12265173 > > Anything worth salvaging? > Probably but I can't see it falling within our remit. Apart from anything else it's not under a free license. Some of their other stuff might highlight areas we c

[Foundation-l] H2G2 "to be disposed of"

2011-01-24 Thread Magnus Manske
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12265173 Anything worth salvaging? ___ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l