Re: [Bug-gnupedia] The question must be raised

[Tom Chance]

Jimmy,

I still don't think we're "forking". We're just
redefining what "GNE, Nupedia and The Free Universal
Learning Resource" all mean. 

And if you have servers we could use (like three
computers and lots of bandwidth) then I'm sure we
could use those for now. How we we go about setting
our stuff up on them?

and only yesterday you thought different
technology/policy was a fork, and now you say thats
what you wanted all along? Try to be consistent, or
admit turnarounds.

Tom Chance

--- Jimmy Wales <address@hidden> wrote: >
The question must be raised --
> 
> 1. Since Nupedia is totally GFDL and GPL
> 2. and since I have made every effort to say that
> Hector can have all the
> freedom and control he wants to develop whatever he
> wants under our banner
> 
> then what _motive_ does RMS have in attempting to
> fork the projects anyway?
> 
> I am very angry right now because I thought we
> reached an agreement yesterday.
> I think that a fork is a very bad idea, and I think
> that the community (the
> _entire_ community, all us together) is not being
> respected by RMS and Hector...
> they are seeking to break apart what should be a
> unity... and for what motives,
> I do not know.
> 
> If this insane course -- of breaking the project in
> two for no reason -- is
> pursued, and if the community agrees with it, then
> so be it.  But I do not
> think it should be forced on us, top down, when we
> have done so much work to
> find togetherness.
> 
> I hope that the community will speak with one voice
> -- divisiveness is bad,
> co-operation is good, freedom is good.
> 
> I find it really absurd that Hector is talking about
> looking for a
> company to donate servers, when you have me standing
> here proclaiming
> loudly for several days that I am here to provide
> you with everything
> you need -- servers, 3000+ volunteers, a one year
> head start.  Even if
> _ego_ is the motive, I don't understand it because
> Hector is being
> offered everything that he's ever asked for -- and
> more!
> 
> I hope that the community will treat this proposal
> for what it is -- a bad idea.
> 
> --Jimbo
> 
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