2009/6/9 Platonides <Platonides@gmail.com>:
> Sorry if it has already been discussed before but, why has the English
> version to be included in the same page?
> Isn't a link good enough?
In the past years we've seen substantial semantic drift in the various
localized/translated versions. Having the English version visible for
consistent reference should help to avoid this. A two-column format
should make it not-too-irritating.
> We also need a technical way of flagging CC-BY-SA only content
> (page_props?).
No, we're not committing to any advanced tracking of GFDL; it's an
obligation of re-users. (Which they should be able to meet by checking
for attribution of single-licensed content.)
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> Sorry if it has already been discussed before but, why has the English
> version to be included in the same page?
> Isn't a link good enough?
In the past years we've seen substantial semantic drift in the various
localized/translated versions. Having the English version visible for
consistent reference should help to avoid this. A two-column format
should make it not-too-irritating.
> We also need a technical way of flagging CC-BY-SA only content
> (page_props?).
No, we're not committing to any advanced tracking of GFDL; it's an
obligation of re-users. (Which they should be able to meet by checking
for attribution of single-licensed content.)
--
Erik Möller
Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation
Support Free Knowledge: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate
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