[FM discuss] FM to be at wikimania

[Simon Yuill]

sounds good, see no reason why not to big up the FM a bit 
...  well done on getting the invite and funds.

Sorry, I didn't reply to the earlier GPL question, brief 
response: I think maybe just to stick with GPL as sole 
licence and to provide a simple explanation as to why we 
are using it.  For new tutorials it does not pose a 
significant problem as long as people understand the 
reasoning behind it.  For people transferring tutorials 
from elsewhere that are already under a different licence 
we could offer the option for dual licencing with the 
existing licence (providing it does not conflict with 
GPL), otherwise suggest that people view the FM version of 
the tutorial as a fork.

best wishes
Si

PS - list admin question: maybe we should set reply-to 
header on messages to the list rather than the sender?




On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:24:36 +0200
  adam hyde <adam at flossmanuals.net> wrote:
>heyho
>
>Good news...it seems FM is going to be at Wikipedias 
>Wikimania
>conference in Taiwan next month!! :)
>
>I made a proposal to do a workshop on writing free 
>documentation and it
>was accepted:
>http://wikimania2007.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proceedings:AH1
>
>Of course its quite a long trip and expensive, so I was 
>not sure if I
>could go unless I could find some funds for the travel. I 
>discussed the
>opportunity with Rene Post from Cleanbits (cleanbits.nl) 
>a socially
>oriented business (it certifies if ISPs are carbon 
>neutral) and he has
>offered to pay my ticket!
>
>so! its on for Aug 3,4,5...
>
>There is also a presentation that I will give about the 
>aims of FM, the
>good work everyone has been doing on the manuals, and how 
>it all works. 
>
>Having FM present at the conference is a fantastic 
>opportunity.  As well
>as being extremely informative it offers a chance to get 
>in the middle
>of this wikimania and highlight what we are doing and the 
>importance of
>filling the free documentation void.
>
>The Wikimania event could also be a good time to mark a 
>bigger push for
>raising our profile...what do you guys think? Is the FM 
>ready for it?
>Does FM need to be improved in terms of the site, editing 
>processes,
>functionality? Is the site sending out the right message? 
>
>It would be good to have this discussion so that if there 
>is agreement
>fm should use the conf as a catalyst to raise our profile 
>then I have
>time to implement changes before wikimania...
>
>:)
>
>adam
>
>
>
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>
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