Re: [Bug-gnupedia]External Links in New Window

[Tom Chance]

Linking to material external to GNE is never going to
work because of potential violations to the GNU
policy. Regardless of whether or not its a new window
etc it will still make GNE non-free, linking to
material that isnt' free.

Tom Chance


--- Dan Geiser <address@hidden> wrote: > OK,
then by default they WON'T open in a new window
> but it's easy enough to 
> give people the option of having External Links open
> in a new window or not. 
>   In fact many webloggers just provide a check box
> on the page to enable or 
> disable it.
> 
> Regards,
> Dan Geiser <address@hidden>
> 
> >Pulp <address@hidden> writes:
> >
> > > I feel (agree?) that we shouldn't have external
> links as primary
> > > resources.  I think it would be appropriate to
> allow external links
> > > as references in articles, so long as we clearly
> distinguish between
> > > internal links and external links.  We could
> then make it clear that
> > > external links are in no way cared-for or under
> the umbrella of the
> > > GNUPedia.
> >
> >I agree. I must rant that they shouldn't open new
> browser windows,
> >though ;) I hate that.
> 
> 
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