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Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Some ideas for GNU/Alexandria
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Tom Chance |
Subject: |
Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Some ideas for GNU/Alexandria |
Date: |
Sat, 20 Jan 2001 16:24:58 -0800 (PST) |
I personally think you're just the man for Nupedia. I
really don't think this project here is going to be an
encyclopedia. It makes more sense, and most people
(inc Hector and RMS) seem more interested in making
this a complete cultural + information resource.
Tom Chance
--- Imran Ghory <address@hidden> wrote: > On 20
Jan 2001, at 13:43, Seth Nickell wrote:
>
> > > Richard Stallman suggested GNUcyclopedia
> >
> > RMS should be the first to point out that allowing
> a project to shape
> > itself would be an important freedom... If it is
> "mandated" somehow
> > that the project be an "Encyclopedia" you are
> already limiting its
> > contributors. In many ways a library is a much
> more ambitious
> > undertaking, with broader scope and potential
> impact.
>
> I disagree, we risk just letting it turn into
> another web we have to
> draw the line somewhere. Long articles are fine as
> long as they fit
> into the criteria. But you wouldn't expect to find
> an article say
> about Security on a Red Hat box in an encyclopedia.
>
> If we run in the direction of an library we'll just
> end up like,
>
> http://www.opentextproject.org/
> http://www.opencontent.org/
> http://www.gutenberg.net/
>
> I think we should keep on the line of making an
> encyclopedia of all
> views. Keep on the straight and narrow, keep our
> targets low(well
> comparitively low), if in a years time we see a need
> for more of a
> library then an encyclopedia it will be far easier
> to create a break-
> away open book project based on the encyclopedia.
>
> Imran Ghory
>
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- Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Some ideas for GNU/Alexandria, (continued)
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Some ideas for GNU/Alexandria, Rob Scott, 2001/01/20
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Some ideas for GNU/Alexandria, Imran Ghory, 2001/01/20
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Some ideas for GNU/Alexandria, Mike Warren, 2001/01/21
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Some ideas for GNU/Alexandria, Imran Ghory, 2001/01/21
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Some ideas for GNU/Alexandria, Mike Warren, 2001/01/22
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Some ideas for GNU/Alexandria, Imran Ghory, 2001/01/23
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Some ideas for GNU/Alexandria, Mike Warren, 2001/01/23
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Some ideas for GNU/Alexandria, Jimmy Wales, 2001/01/21
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Some ideas for GNU/Alexandria, Bryce Harrington, 2001/01/21
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Some ideas for GNU/Alexandria, Jimmy Wales, 2001/01/21
Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Some ideas for GNU/Alexandria,
Tom Chance <=
Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Some ideas for GNU/Alexandria, Tom Chance, 2001/01/23