Latest revision as of 13:24, 13 July 2026

💡 In simple words: This page was split in two: one page about the free licenses, and one page about who deserves a thank-you. Follow the links below.

🎯 In 20 seconds (scientific summary): This page has been split into two separate pages: Licensing (the CC BY-SA 4.0 and AGPLv3 licenses, the sources of information, and the transfer of rights to the Ynternet.org Foundation) and Credits (the concept, the credits to the sources, and the non-affiliation notice regarding the Wikimedia Foundation).

Licensing and Credits

This page has been split into two separate pages:

Licensing: the free licenses that protect WikiDeal content and software, the sources of information, and the transfer of rights to the users.

Credits: where the ideas come from, who deserves a thank-you, and the non-affiliation notice regarding the Wikimedia Foundation.

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-{{KidsIntro|WikiDeal was imagined by one person, Théo Bondolfi. The idea is being given away to everyone: step by step, the rights are being transferred so the whole project belongs to its users and stays free for all.}}
+{{KidsIntro|This page was split in two: one page about the free licenses, and one page about who deserves a thank-you. Follow the links below.}}
+{{ExpertIntro|This page has been split into two separate pages: [[Gov/en/Portal:Meta/Licensing|Licensing]] (the CC BY-SA 4.0 and AGPLv3 licenses, the sources of information, and the transfer of rights to the Ynternet.org Foundation) and [[Gov/en/Portal:Meta/Credits|Credits]] (the concept, the credits to the sources, and the non-affiliation notice regarding the Wikimedia Foundation).}}
-== Credits & Licensing ==
+= Licensing and Credits =
-=== Concept ===
+This page has been split into two separate pages:
-The WikiDeal concept was imagined by '''[[User:Creativesoul4ever|Théo Bondolfi]]''' for the [https://www.ynternet.org Ynternet.org Foundation].
+* [[Gov/en/Portal:Meta/Licensing|Licensing]]: the free licenses that protect WikiDeal content and software, the sources of information, and the transfer of rights to the users.
+<span id="non-affiliation"></span>
+* [[Gov/en/Portal:Meta/Credits|Credits]]: where the ideas come from, who deserves a thank-you, and the [[Gov/en/Portal:Meta/Credits#non-affiliation|non-affiliation notice]] regarding the Wikimedia Foundation.
-=== Rights transfer to the users ===
-A '''process of complete transfer of rights''' is underway, so that WikiDeal ultimately belongs to its users, through the Ynternet.org Foundation.
-This is deliberately described as a '''process''': the rights are '''not transferred in advance'''. The full transfer takes effect once the agreed conditions are met. The corresponding agreement is still to be finalised — it is one of the upcoming milestones of the project.
-The goal of this process is simple: that '''everything ends up under a free license''', owned by the community it serves.
-=== License ===
-Everything on WikiDeal is published under a '''free license''':
-* '''Content''' (articles, contracts, documentation): [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)] — the same license as Wikipedia.
-* '''Software''': [https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html GNU Affero General Public License v3 (AGPLv3)] — the strongest copyleft free-software license, the family used by MediaWiki.
-This means anyone is free to use, share, study and improve WikiDeal, provided derivative works remain free under the same terms.
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-''WikiDeal's founding research question: [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:Founding Question|Can users own, run and sustain a global marketplace?]]''
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