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[News] Wikipedia Becomes "Freer" Than Before

  • Subject: [News] Wikipedia Becomes "Freer" Than Before
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:44:24 +0000
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
  • User-agent: KNode/0.10.4
Breaking news: Wikipedia announces Creative Commons compatibility!

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| So what does this mean for Wikipedia? A lot of people will now be able to 
| legally mix Wikipedia and Creative Commons content. This announcement marks 
| the end of a lack of interoperability of the licenses that was making the 
| content less “free” for the users.   
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http://blog.jamendo.com/index.php/2007/12/01/breaking-news-wikipedia-switches-to-creative-commons/


Related:

Openness 'Mandatory,' Says Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales

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| Wales is on the board of Creative Commons, a nonprofit organization that has 
| released licenses for music, photographs and other content that are more open 
| than traditional copyrights. He also predicted that as Creative Commons 
| licenses become more popular, it will help contribute to the culture of 
| openness and transparency that is taking shape online.    
| 
| "Openness and transparency are going to be absolutely mandatory," Wales 
| said. "The public expects it, the public deserves it, and there are ways that 
| we can make that happen today."  
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/60153.html


Wikipedia - $1,000,000 in donations!

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| Wikipedia entered 2007 as one of the most visited 10 websites
| in the world. What could be more relevant as a proof of success? 
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http://www.our-picks.com/archives/2007/01/10/wikipedia-1000000-in-donations/


Microsoft Hires Programmer [Shill] to edit Wikipedia Entry For OOXML

http://lxer.com/module/newswire/view/79130/index.html


Cjhebgen re-writing SCO's history on Wikipedia

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| It's very interesting what changes they try and make. Like they've
| removed the link to Groklaw
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http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/Stocks_(A_to_Z)/Stocks_S/threadview?m=tm&bn=2942&tid=415572&mid=415572&tof=5&frt=2

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