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The word "libre" is in danger of being diluted | The word "libre" is in danger of being diluted | ||
see for example thread "[okfn-discuss] Problems of nomenclature" | |||
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http://lists.okfn.org/pipermail/okfn-discuss/2012-March/thread.html | |||
Diluting the term will eliminate its advantages: | Diluting the term will eliminate its advantages: | ||
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'''This is not intended as a "fork".''' | '''This is not intended as a "fork".''' | ||
Links | Links: | ||
* [http://wikieducator.org/Say_Libre Say Libre] | * [http://wikieducator.org/Say_Libre Say Libre] | ||
* [http://wikieducator.org/Declaration_on_libre_knowledge Declaration on Libre Knowledge] | * [http://wikieducator.org/Declaration_on_libre_knowledge Declaration on Libre Knowledge] | ||
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[[User:KTucker|K]] 15:51, 4 March 2012 (EST) | [[User:KTucker|K]] 15:51, 4 March 2012 (EST) | ||
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* Work the word "libre" into the [[Definition|Free Cultural Works Definition]] making its meaning clear (free as in freedom as defined here). - [[User:KTucker|K]] 15:51, 4 March 2012 (EST) | * Work the word "libre" into the [[Definition|Free Cultural Works Definition]] making its meaning clear (free as in freedom as defined here). - [[User:KTucker|K]] 15:51, 4 March 2012 (EST) | ||
** How about "merging" simply by changing the title of the [[Definition|main definition]] to "Free Cultural Works and Libre Resources" | ** How about "merging" simply by changing the title of the [[Definition|main definition]] to "Free Cultural Works and Libre Resources"? - [[User:KTucker|K]] 07:01, 5 March 2012 (EST) | ||
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