If I understand your concern correctly, the plan is simply to merge the freedomdefined.org wiki with the freeculture wiki with consultation from Wikimedia and the folks behind the Open Hardware Definition.
This would imply that the FCF endorses those definitions, but not that anyone who uses those definitions endorses or joins up with all of FCF. On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 6:55 PM, Aaron Wolf <[email protected]> wrote: > Honestly, having now looked over more of the freeculture.org site, well, > I do think it is important that freedomdefined material remain separate > enough that it doesn't appear to endorse or formally be part of FCF > necessarily. > > Or rather, I think that freedomdefined.org is currently more > well-structured and set, but freeculture.org is a more reliably available > site, so… > > well, I'd like to see FCF more embrace and take ownership of > freedomdefined.org if it were reliable and consistent with it… I guess > I'm saying that conceptually, I find freedomdefined overall more consistent > and more tactful and clear than much of the older freeculture.org stuff > and we need some reliable consistent stuff here… > > -- > Aaron Wolf > wolftune.com > > > On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 3:20 PM, Kẏra <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Out of the discussion I had with Mako earlier, the concern was not about >> who had control over it (It seemed like Mako could authorize the switch) >> but whether it would cause any problems with the Wikimedia foundation which >> currently points to freedomdefined.org for their definition of free >> media/data/knowledge/etc. To avoid problems, Mako will give them a heads up >> and make sure the transition will happen smoothly. This will happen after >> he has settled in to his now home, though. I'll keep everyone updated! >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 5:56 PM, Jeremy Baron <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 9:52 PM, Pharos <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > I think the site is run by Erik Möller, deputy director of the >>> Wikimedia >>> > Foundation, in his personal capacity. >>> >>> When we checked 2 days it seemed like this was probably Mako's box. (I >>> didn't recheck today) >>> >>> -Jeremy >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.freeculture.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>> FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Board of Directors, Students for Free Culture: www.freeculture.org >> >> Blog: http://thesilentnumber.me - StatusNet Microblog: >> http://identi.ca/kxra >> Email: [email protected] - SMS: +1.617.340.3661 >> Jabber/XMPP: [email protected] - IRC: kxra @freenode @oftc @indymedia >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > -- Board of Directors, Students for Free Culture: www.freeculture.org Blog: http://thesilentnumber.me - StatusNet Microblog: http://identi.ca/kxra Email: [email protected] - SMS: +1.617.340.3661 Jabber/XMPP: [email protected] - IRC: kxra @freenode @oftc @indymedia
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