Please release your wiki contents under a GPL and GFDL dual license

[Jason Spiro]

It would be great if you would release all your wiki contents under an open license just like the virt-manager wiki team has done[1]. I suspect that some people would then be more likely to contribute to the wiki.

I suggest a GPL/GFDL dual license so that Debian and Ubuntu could ship material from the wiki, like the user FAQ, as part of their VirtualBox package (they want GPL) yet other wikis could copy from yours (most tech-related wikis require GFDL).

^{[1]. ​http://virt-manager.et.redhat.com/page/VirtManager:Copyrights#License_for_Contributed_Content}

[Jason Spiro]

See also ticket #2364 (Please release your documentation under the GPL), which is closely related.

[Jason Spiro]

Maybe I can help you out in a few ways. If I have time:

• Maybe I can help figure out a list of names and email addresses of everyone who has contributed significant amounts (copyrightable amounts) of text which you then added to the wiki, including HOWTOs, FAQ answers, etc.

• Maybe I can help email all those people asking for their permission to relicense.

• Maybe I can help keep track of who has replied to the emails and who hasn't.

Do you want my help?

[Frank Mehnert]

We release some Wiki pages under GPL/GFDL, the question is: Which pages do you suggest? I assume the HOWTO/FAQ section?

[Jason Spiro]

I suggest you release the entire wiki, just like the virt-manager team has done. It is confusing to have only part of a wiki released. If you release the whole wiki, it's simpler. Just stick license icons at the bottom left of every page, and a licensing agreement on the "edit this page" screen and you're done.

If you don't want to release everything: why not?

[Frank Mehnert]

Obsolete. Most FAQs are on the forums page.