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Re: [Info-gne]new Project Announcement needed
From: |
Hector Facundo Arena |
Subject: |
Re: [Info-gne]new Project Announcement needed |
Date: |
Sat, 10 Feb 2001 13:33:10 -0300 (ART) |
On Sat, 10 Feb 2001, Dave Hein wrote:
> Hector,
>
> I'm really confused. I suspect the cause of my confusion
> is part of the reason traffic on this list dropped
> dramatically when the list names were changed and the FSF
> declared Nupedia to be the GNU free encyclopedia project.
Yes. I think it was the renaming of the mailing list.
> I'd really appreciate a considered response to these
> points, and I suspect that the rest of the folks on the
> list would also be very interested. So I thank you for
> your time, in anticipation of your response.
>
Ok. Let's see.
> Point 1
> =======
> In the last couple days, in e-mails on both bug-gne and
> info-gne, you've stated that "we're making big decisions on
> the future of GNE, so in the meantime you can help the
> Nupedia project".
>
> I've assumed that by "we" you meant yourself and Richard
> Stallman and perhaps other FSF staff. But later e-mails
> suggest that may not be what you meant. So, could you
> clarify: in your statement, who did you mean by "we"?
>
When I say 'we' I mean me and Richard Stallman. All the things are clear
right now. We'll keep doing our work on GNE.
> Point 2
> =======
> Also, I've assumed that by "big decisions" you meant
> whether to kill GNE and just support Nupedia, or to have a
> second FSF-supported encyclopedia, or to just continue with
> the free encyclopedia project without overt support from
> the FSF. But I suspect that assumption is also wrong. So,
> could you clarify: in your statement, what are the "big
> decisions" to which you refer? (A list of the decisions to
> be made would be helpful.)
Both projects will be under the support of the FSF. I think you already
know the differences between GNE and Nupedia.
> Point 3
> =======
> Finally, if GNE is to continue as a project on which a
> large group of people across the world can focus, then a
> coherent statement of the project's vision, goals, and
> method of operation is necessary. The original project
> announcement at http://www.gnu.org/encyclopedia/index.html
> has, in effect, been made to apply to Nupedia and not to
> GNE.
Sure, We'll start working on it the next week.
> What we probably also need is a description of the existing
> open or free encyclopedia and library projects we know
> about, why GNE is different from the others, and why GNE is
> needed even though the other projects exist.
Agree. If you want to help with it, just tell me.