You also might want to keep these articles in mind: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratis_versus_libre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_terms_for_free_software
Thanks, Richard On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 6:37 PM, Matthew Senate <[email protected]> wrote: > Great work so far, I added some grammatical and clarification changes to the > first paragraph, would love to continue the conversation on-wiki. Two > meta-level thoughts: > > 1. Be bold! Posting content on Wikipedia and getting feedback from other > wikipedians will help the article grow and provide opportunities to improve. > Although it's hard to say what other folks might think or whether this issue > has come up previously, I have a good feeling that the term "Libre" is > notable enough to form an article as it both encapsulates a recognized gap > in the English lexicon and has particular significance to particularly > notable social movements (e.g. free/libre software/culture). > > 2. While the footnotes are great, it would be valuable to reserve <ref>'s > for citations to reliable material. If we can find some more secondary > resources, I think it will help this article stand up on its own legs and > encourage the addition of further content and references down the line. > > Good work, keep up the editing! > > // Matt > > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Chris Sakkas <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi folks, >> >> A couple of months ago I was drafting a Wikipedia page for 'libre', and I >> finally returned to incorporate the remaining feedback I'd received. I'll >> publish it in the next couple of days, but I thought I should give you a >> chance to look over it before I do so: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sanglorian/sandbox >> >> Feel free to make any edits you like to the article itself, or leave a >> comment on the talk page and I'll incorporate it. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Chris >> >> Chris Sakkas >> Admin of the FOSsil Bank wiki and the Living Libre blog and Twitter feed. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss
