[LINK] Aussie tech 'Wikipedia' launched by Delimiter

[Stilgherrian]

On 12/04/2010, at 10:00 AM, Michael Biber wrote:
> Ahem:
> "I'm going to make all of the content on Delimiter available for other
> publishers to license for a flat fee, in a similar model to the one used by
> 'wires' services like Australian Associated Press and Reuters."
> 
> So why would I contribute here rather than in the real Wikipedia? What's the
> point of not making the real Wikipedia content richer, a opposed to LeMay?
> 
> I'd go out of my way not to contribute to this crass commercialism.

That's the licensing terms for Delimiter's news agency journalism copy, which is how the business makes its money. You'll see those stories running at ZDNet, iTWire, APC and elsewhere.

The Wiki content is licensed Creative Commons Attribution [CC BY 3.0], as labelled at the bottom of those pages. Confirming it with Renai LeMay just now, he said, "It's a licence that MediaWiki recommended as being extremely unrestrictive."

As for the "Why not contribute to Wikipedia"? I imagine [without checking] that the answer is to bypass Wikipedia's rulings on what may or may not be "notable". Of course, you could just ask that question in a comment on Delimiter, where Renai would answer it. I think you'll find that he's quite happy to talk about his intentions.

Stil


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