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| == Selected mailing list posts == | == Selected mailing list posts == | ||
| Basically, if Jimbo says something worthwhile on wikien-l or wikipedia-l, you can repost it here so everyone can read it. | |||
| If it's just typical mailing list drivel, don't bother. | |||
| === Print edition === | |||
| I've been approached by a major publisher about the possibility of | I've been approached by a major publisher about the possibility of | ||
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| in the sense that we'd be trying to do something smaller than a full | in the sense that we'd be trying to do something smaller than a full | ||
| Britannica-killer. | Britannica-killer. | ||
| --Jimbo | |||
| === Trading with the enemy === | |||
| http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/28/national/28PUBL.html | |||
| I just assumed that Fred was joking or exaggerating about what this | |||
| story says. But he's reporting it accurately. | |||
| I will say that we should cautious about believing all the quotes in | |||
| the story. One of the scholars quoted suggests that this sort of | |||
| editing "would constitute aiding and abetting the enemy". I very much | |||
| doubt if that's accurate. I don't think that violating a trade | |||
| embargo would lead to that sort of charge (treason) exactly. | |||
| As for me personally, I intend to just plain and simple ignore this as | |||
| bureaucratic fantasy. I can't imagine this passing constitutional | |||
| muster for even a second. I defy the government to bring a case | |||
| against me or any of you or the Wikimedia Foundation over this. | |||
| They'll look like complete idiots and be laughed out of court. | |||
| --Jimbo | --Jimbo | ||
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The best place to learn about who am I is at my website www.jimmywales.com.
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--JDW
It may not be entirely clear from the above that Jimbo is our "benevolent dictator" (see Dictator#The_Benevolent_Dictator?, MeatBall:BenevolentDictator), as well as our designated agent under the DMCA. Well, now you know.
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Selected mailing list posts
Basically, if Jimbo says something worthwhile on wikien-l or wikipedia-l, you can repost it here so everyone can read it.
If it's just typical mailing list drivel, don't bother.
Print edition
I've been approached by a major publisher about the possibility of working with us to producing and publish a print edition of Misplaced Pages. The concept that they are most interested in at the moment is a single large volume, something similar to the Columbia Encyclopedia (a desktop encyclopedia, 3200 pages) or Britannica Concise Encyclopedia (2067 pages).
The Britannica Concise has 28,000 entries. The Columbia has 51,000 entries. I have no idea of estimated word or byte counts for those.
One goal would be to have something ready for market by October 1st, in time for the holiday gift season. I'm unsure of how early before that *we* would need to be ready.
I've only begun talking to them about it, which is why I won't say who it is just yet. But they understand our license and want to work with us.
The question was asked of me, and I ask of the community: can we have something like that ready in time? Or should we shoot for next year?
I have long stated a goal that "Misplaced Pages 1.0" be ready in December of this year, although we haven't actually made any formal decisions about how we're going to do that.
So this is more ambitious and less ambitious. More ambitious in the sense that we'd be trying to meet an earlier deadline. Less ambitious in the sense that we'd be trying to do something smaller than a full Britannica-killer.
--Jimbo
Trading with the enemy
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/28/national/28PUBL.html
I just assumed that Fred was joking or exaggerating about what this story says. But he's reporting it accurately.
I will say that we should cautious about believing all the quotes in the story. One of the scholars quoted suggests that this sort of editing "would constitute aiding and abetting the enemy". I very much doubt if that's accurate. I don't think that violating a trade embargo would lead to that sort of charge (treason) exactly.
As for me personally, I intend to just plain and simple ignore this as bureaucratic fantasy. I can't imagine this passing constitutional muster for even a second. I defy the government to bring a case against me or any of you or the Wikimedia Foundation over this. They'll look like complete idiots and be laughed out of court.
--Jimbo