On Wed, 2007-12-19 at 22:11 +1000, Malcolm Jacobson wrote:
> Speaking strictly as an interested observer, can anyone explain why
> Fedora Docs doesn't use the same license and sign up process as
> Wikipedia?
>
>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyrights
>
While we cannot use the GNU FDL as Wikipedia does (see below for
background[1]), we certainly can allow a simpler process to get
contributors on the wiki. A click-through CLA (read, then click "OK, I
agree") is sufficient, but not enabled in our version of Moin Moin.
Resolving this should be a higher priority. We're challenged by a
release process not our own.
Let's ask Mike (under a new thread) about what it would take to
circumnavigate this.
- Karsten
[1]
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/DocsProject/Licensing/FAQ
> Cheers,
>
> Malcolm.
>
>
> John Babich wrote:
>
>> On Dec 19, 2007 2:07 PM, John Babich <jmbabich(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>
>>
>>> +1
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>> I plan to be at the FUDCon and I'll post a session now on
"Simplifying
>>> the Onboarding Process for the Fedora Project" or something similar.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure I'm the best guy to lead it though. Red Hat Legal
should
>>> definitely be involved in the discussion at FUDCon.
>>>
>>>
>> Done. See
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/JohnBabich/SimplifyingOnboarding.
>>
>>
>> Best Regards,
>>
>> John Babich
>> Volunteer, Fedora Project
>>
>>
>>
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All of this legal crap is too too much for me. I know it is
necessary but it appears I decided to join the group at the single worst
time. I expect the changes in the Documentation is so in progress it is
why the things I am trying to do don't work.
To my understanding right now no-one is writing a thing. I tried to
join to write and feel good about improving things so you stop hearing
how poor the Fedora Help is.
So I will just wait until it is possible to sign up in an hour.
Until then there will be few new writers.
Karl
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