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The [[definition]] was initiated by [[User:Erik Möller|Erik Möller]] as a means to resolve ambiguity about the phrase "free content" in the context of the [http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Our_projects Wikimedia project family]. It was inspired by the [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Free Software Definition]. Helpful feedback was provided during the initial authoring process (in this chronological order) by [http://www.stallman.org Richard Stallman] of the [http://www.fsf.org/ Free Software Foundation], [http://www.lessig.org/ Lawrence Lessig] of [http://www.creativecommons.org Creative Commons],  and [[User:Angela Beesley|Angela Beesley]], board member of the [http://www.wikimediafoundation.org/ Wikimedia Foundation] and Vice President of [http://www.wikia.com/ Wikia], Inc. [[User:Benjamin Mako Hill|Benjamin Mako Hill]], who had been pursuing similar goals (as exemplified in his paper [http://www.google.com/search?q=mako+hill+freedom&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official "Towards a Standard of Freedom"]) quickly joined the project and helped to actively improve the definition even before the launch of the open editing phase, becoming a co-initiator.
<nowiki>Insert non-formatted text here</nowiki>The [[definition]] was initiated by [[User:Erik Möller|Erik Möller]] as a means to resolve ambiguity about the phrase "free content" in the context of the [//wikimediafoundation.org] It was inspired by the [http://.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Free Software Definition]. Helpful feedback was provided during the initial authoring process (in this chronological order) by [http://www.stallman.org Richard Stallman] of the [http://www.fsf.org/ Free Software Foundation], [//www.lessig.org/] of [http://www.creativecommons.org Creative Commons],  and [[User:Angela Beesley]], board member of the [//www.wikimediafoundation.org] and Vice President of [//www.wikia.com/], Inc. [[User:Benjamin Mako Hill|Benjamin]], who had been pursuing similar goals (as exemplified in his paper [//www.google.com]


The beginning of the open editing phase was [[Announcement|announced]] on May 1, 2006.
The beginning of the open editing phase was [[Announcement|Announcement]] on May 1, 2006.

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Insert non-formatted text hereThe definition was initiated by Erik Möller as a means to resolve ambiguity about the phrase "free content" in the context of the [1] It was inspired by the Free Software Definition. Helpful feedback was provided during the initial authoring process (in this chronological order) by Richard Stallman of the Free Software Foundation, [2] of Creative Commons, and User:Angela Beesley, board member of the [3] and Vice President of [4], Inc. Benjamin, who had been pursuing similar goals (as exemplified in his paper [5]

The beginning of the open editing phase was Announcement on May 1, 2006.