[WikiEducator] Re: GFDL 1.3 released

Thanks for the clarification, Leigh. Randy On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 4:29 PM, Leigh Blackall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Randy, you seem to have confused Mediawiki (the software) with the > Wikimedia Foundation (WMF). Wikipedia is a project under the governance of > the WMF

[WikiEducator] Re: GFDL 1.3 released

Randy, you seem to have confused Mediawiki (the software) with the Wikimedia Foundation (WMF). Wikipedia is a project under the governance of the WMF, so Eric's advice relates to Wikipedia and all the other projects under the Foundation. In short, y

[WikiEducator] Re: GFDL 1.3 released

For my edification, does this mean that content within Wikipedia is now under the new version of GFDL, or, does Wikipedia have to take a vote / hold a referendum - like Mediawiki? I'm wondering if it's automatic, or there is some process that has to take place. Can you please clarify? Thanks, R

[WikiEducator] Re: GFDL 1.3 released

Thanks for the info Kind Regards Chris Harvey chris.superuser.com.au On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 6:47 AM, Erik Moeller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello all, > > the Free Software Foundation has today released the version 1.3 of the > GNU Free Documentation License, the licensed used by Wikipedia

[WikiEducator] Re: !!RE: [WikiEducator] Re: Another Milestone

Yes, but networks are organic and fluid, focus ebbs and flows. so sometimes putting energy into keeping something relevant and strong is like paddling a canoe up stream. Turn the damn thing around, let the node die... Don't forget the long tail is forever... So 20 years from now any resource could

[WikiEducator] GFDL 1.3 released

Hello all, the Free Software Foundation has today released the version 1.3 of the GNU Free Documentation License, the licensed used by Wikipedia. This version of the GFDL allows GFDL-wikis to switch to CC-BY-SA - see section 11, relicensing: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html Wikimedia hasn't

[WikiEducator] Re: !!RE: [WikiEducator] Re: Another Milestone

"In the beginning there was the word..." :) In the begining there was the Internet, and the ability for people to publish on it and express themselves. As epxressive individuals they were small nodes, connected by way of the Internet. When their connections to other nodes become stronger, they cam

[WikiEducator] Re: !!RE: [WikiEducator] Re: Another Milestone

Leigh, I get your point. And I do agree with you that if you don't facilitate mash-up practices you reduce connections, and therefore the network becomes smaller and restrained... openness is the way... I guess these subtleties are why so much discussion occurs regarding the meaning of open... I

[WikiEducator] Re: OER Showcase ~ can / do we have this

That is cool, and I really like how it sits behind a User page too! On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 6:10 AM, Randy Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > We have a User Expo, to shower positive attention to Users which have a > snazzy User Page. > > Could we have an OER Showcase - to shower

[WikiEducator] Re: !!RE: [WikiEducator] Re: Another Milestone

Interesting Peter, I hadn't considered that list as nodes in a network. I suppose they are in some ways, but I have always considered them as the things that connect the real nodes - the platforms that facilitate communication between nodes. Take your K12 project on WikiEd. I see that as a node or

[WikiEducator] Re: !!RE: [WikiEducator] Re: Another Milestone

Leigh, Most Excellent. I agree its time for those who have been following this thread to watch (or re-watch) the Downes video; http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4126240905912531540 And I would agree I see a GROUP entrenching itself within WE. Not that this is a bad thing, it just is. Though

[WikiEducator] re: OER Showcase ~ can / do we have this

Hi Everyone, We have a User Expo, to shower positive attention to Users which have a snazzy User Page. Could we have an OER Showcase - to shower positive attention on OERs that are super-cool, or in in the case below- SUPRA-COOL? Read on Randy -- Forwarded message -- From:

[WikiEducator] Re: Free materials for primary education in physics available

Hi Maria, I think SUPRA could be very useful to your homeschooling parents! Have a look of the first page I've pulled into WikiEd: http://www.wikieducator.org/User:White_Eagle/SUPRA Even without knowledge of German you'll see from the images: it's all very practical, little projects that could be

[WikiEducator] Re: !!RE: [WikiEducator] Re: Another Milestone

Leigh, They say Canadians say thank you even when someone steps on their toes. So as a Canadian, I thank you. Warm wishes, Nellie On 11/3/08, Leigh Blackall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Peter, I sense you have it. That makes me happy :) > > I am just back from a walk in the mountains, and st

[WikiEducator] Re: !!RE: [WikiEducator] Re: Another Milestone

Peter, I sense you have it. That makes me happy :) I am just back from a walk in the mountains, and struggle to find the motivation to explain this any more. I'm satisfied that I've at least communicated my thoughts to Peter, and hope he'll carry the ball further. I will recommend for a third time