Thanks for your email! I now understand the name - and glad to hear you are starting an OKF in Pakistan. :-)
I wonder whether you'd consider putting the content under, e.g., either CC-BY or CC-BY-SA or using a license for data such as those at: http://www.opendatacommons.org/ Also might you be interested in translating the Open Knowledge Definition (OKD) into Urdu or other Pakistani languages? http://opendefinition.org/ Best wishes, Jonathan On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 6:04 AM, Team @ Lingoes.pk <[email protected]> wrote: > hi Jonathan >> >> If its the same OKF, I'm not quite sure where this claim comes from. >> This is the first I've heard of the project. Does anyone else know >> anything about it? Furthermore, the material doesn't look very open. >> Seems to be under a non-commercial license: >> >> http://www.lingoes.pk/2009/12/license-agreement.html > > no it's NOT the same OKF. we're a group from Pakistan focusing on promoting > Open Source / Public Domain knowledge works to Pakistani users. WE DONT SELL > ANYTHING. and We dont have any affiliation whatsoever with okfn.org. We > didnt even know that there's another OKN. however we're gonna change it to > OKF Pak. (would love the opportunity if OKF can designate us its official > Pak chapter) > > and yes the license IS non-commercial (we're not selling it), we're only > redistributing it from lingoes.pk as clearly allowed in the EULA > >> Reproduction and Distribution: >> You may reproduce and distribute an unlimited number of copies of the >> SOFTWARE PRODUCT; provided that each copy shall be a true and complete copy, >> including all copyright and trademark notices, and shall be accompanied by a >> copy of this EULA. Copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT may be distributed as a >> standalone product or included with your own product as long as The SOFTWARE >> PRODUCT is not sold or included in a product or package that intends to >> receive benefits through the inclusion of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT. The SOFTWARE >> PRODUCT may be included in any free or non-profit packages or products. > > hope this clarifies the situation. always looking forward to queries. > > Team @ Lingoes > > > On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 10:44 PM, Jonathan Gray <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> I just came across the Lingoes Project which seems to claim that the >> Open Knowledge Foundation endorses it in some way: >> >> http://www.lingoes.pk/ >> >> "Thanks to the Lingoes Project, the wait is over, finally! The Open >> Knowledge Foundation is most happy to announce that there is now one >> such desktop software available that can take care of all your >> dictionary requirements, absolutely FREE!" >> >> If its the same OKF, I'm not quite sure where this claim comes from. >> This is the first I've heard of the project. Does anyone else know >> anything about it? Furthermore, the material doesn't look very open. >> Seems to be under a non-commercial license: >> >> http://www.lingoes.pk/2009/12/license-agreement.html >> >> Jonathan >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> >> Your website says: >> >> "The Open Knowledge Foundation is most happy to announce that there is >> now one such desktop software available that can take care of all your >> dictionary requirements, absolutely FREE!" >> >> Could you please clarify in what way the Open Knowledge Foundation >> endorses this product? >> >> I am from the Open Knowledge Foundation and this is the first I have >> heard of the Lingoes project. Unless you mean a different Open >> Knowledge Foundation? >> >> Warm regards, >> >> -- >> Jonathan Gray >> >> Community Coordinator >> The Open Knowledge Foundation >> http://www.okfn.org > > -- Jonathan Gray Community Coordinator The Open Knowledge Foundation http://www.okfn.org _______________________________________________ okfn-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss
