discuss: Wiki Conversion Process
Subject:
Re: Wiki Conversion Process
From:
David Lawyer ####@####.####
Date:
9 Jan 2013 07:02:19 +0000
Message-Id: <20130109070155.GA26860@davespc>
On Tue, Jan 08, 2013 at 03:27:39PM -0900, Roger wrote:
>
> See the Domain registrant.
Do you know who the registant is? Use the whois command to find it.
The registant is "The Linux Documentation Project" (TLDP). So the "head-honcho"
is an informal organization, TLDP, with only a manifesto to guide it and the
governing authority is this mailing list. So there just isn't any "head-honcho"
person. Or rather, the head-honcho is us.
David Lawyer
>
> I'm no lawyer, but have some experience with law within the US.
>
> They likely have lawyers at their finger tips for questions like these
> miniscule issues. Matter of fact, most lawyers won't waste their time, unless
> 1) There's profit involved, and TLDP has none that I know of from the documents
> and from what was recently discussed within the past week; 2) There's some sort
> of damage or injury, or reasonable belief harm can be done etc, and there are
> no intentions that I know of here, but then again, I'm just going what things
> look like.
>
> Also see the discussion on this mailing list for the past week, including my
> responses for the past week. (ie. The documents are proposed to only be moved
> within the same domain. Although I'm no lawyer, I don't see a need to even
> contact an author, aside from maybe pushing a public notice to the website and
> maybe mailing list. You're just looking for problems if you send an email to
> every author's private corporate email address, whom submitted documentation in
> their free time - separate from work. ;-) (I think most lawyers would agree
> with my last comment here.)
>
> Personally, I now see it as a waste of time even responding to these questions,
> as you'd likely have more problems making sure you get permission from the
> head-honcho here (ie. Domain registrant) versus worrying about the other
> authors. ;-) And, I think I now see why there's such a fuss for preserving an
> unadjustable hard-copy, as it would ensure integrity. However, Wikipedia seems
> to be doing a fine job, but I'm sure the head-honcho would suggest otherwise.
>
> Very likely all the GPL licensed stuff could be moved, regardless as to whether
> or not it still exists within the tldp.org domain, however, likely hasn't been
> moved as tldp.org is a big target for people looking for help. Or, more likely
> people just haven't had to the time to rewrite something once it was written,
> or read once. Technology is a fast paced biz.
>
> Another reason the head-honcho at tldp.org might refuse the move to Wiki,
> they're paying for the servers, or are in charge of negating the funds for
> paying for the servers. Or for political reasons, such as it might make them
> popular or famous again.
>
> If you keep asking me, I can keep coming-up with more excuses as to why the
> head-honcho might say no. ;-)
>
> --
> Roger
> http://rogerx.freeshell.org/
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