[okfn-discuss] Lingoes Project

Sun Jan 10 10:48:33 UTC 2010

Thanks for your email! I now understand the name - and glad to hear
you are starting an OKF in Pakistan. :-)

I wonder whether you'd consider putting the content under, e.g.,
either CC-BY or CC-BY-SA or using a license for data such as those at:

  http://www.opendatacommons.org/

Also might you be interested in translating the Open Knowledge
Definition (OKD) into Urdu or other Pakistani languages?

  http://opendefinition.org/

Best wishes,

Jonathan

On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 6:04 AM, Team @ Lingoes.pk <team at lingoes.pk> wrote:
> hi Jonathan
>>
>> If its the same OKF, I'm not quite sure where this claim comes from.
>> This is the first I've heard of the project. Does anyone else know
>> anything about it? Furthermore, the material doesn't look very open.
>> Seems to be under a non-commercial license:
>>
>>  http://www.lingoes.pk/2009/12/license-agreement.html
>
> no it's NOT the same OKF. we're a group from Pakistan focusing on promoting
> Open Source / Public Domain knowledge works to Pakistani users. WE DONT SELL
> ANYTHING. and We dont have any affiliation whatsoever with okfn.org. We
> didnt even know that there's another OKN. however we're gonna change it to
> OKF Pak. (would love the opportunity if OKF can designate us its official
> Pak chapter)
>
> and yes the license IS non-commercial (we're not selling it), we're only
> redistributing it from lingoes.pk as clearly allowed in the EULA
>
>> Reproduction and Distribution:
>> You may reproduce and distribute an unlimited number of copies of the
>> SOFTWARE PRODUCT; provided that each copy shall be a true and complete copy,
>> including all copyright and trademark notices, and shall be accompanied by a
>> copy of this EULA. Copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT may be distributed as a
>> standalone product or included with your own product as long as The SOFTWARE
>> PRODUCT is not sold or included in a product or package that intends to
>> receive benefits through the inclusion of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT. The SOFTWARE
>> PRODUCT may be included in any free or non-profit packages or products.
>
> hope this clarifies the situation. always looking forward to queries.
>
> Team @ Lingoes
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 10:44 PM, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> I just came across the Lingoes Project which seems to claim that the
>> Open Knowledge Foundation endorses it in some way:
>>
>>  http://www.lingoes.pk/
>>
>> "Thanks to the Lingoes Project, the wait is over, finally! The Open
>> Knowledge Foundation is most happy to announce that there is now one
>> such desktop software available that can take care of all your
>> dictionary requirements, absolutely FREE!"
>>
>> If its the same OKF, I'm not quite sure where this claim comes from.
>> This is the first I've heard of the project. Does anyone else know
>> anything about it? Furthermore, the material doesn't look very open.
>> Seems to be under a non-commercial license:
>>
>>  http://www.lingoes.pk/2009/12/license-agreement.html
>>
>> Jonathan
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>
>> Your website says:
>>
>> "The Open Knowledge Foundation is most happy to announce that there is
>> now one such desktop software available that can take care of all your
>> dictionary requirements, absolutely FREE!"
>>
>> Could you please clarify in what way the Open Knowledge Foundation
>> endorses this product?
>>
>> I am from the Open Knowledge Foundation and this is the first I have
>> heard of the Lingoes project. Unless you mean a different Open
>> Knowledge Foundation?
>>
>> Warm regards,
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Gray
>>
>> Community Coordinator
>> The Open Knowledge Foundation
>> http://www.okfn.org
>
>

-- 
Jonathan Gray

Community Coordinator
The Open Knowledge Foundation
http://www.okfn.org