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Re: Create a dictionary from wikipedia

by Anonymous Monk
on Jul 31, 2012 at 21:40 UTC ( [id://984668]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Create a dictionary from wikipedia

Also, please bear in mind that WikiPedia content is actually licensed material. You cannot do "just any ol' thing you like" with it ... specifically including making "your own encyclopedia or dictionary." It might be free in terms of money, but it's not free of strings attached.

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Re^2: Create a dictionary from wikipedia
by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Aug 01, 2012 at 14:26 UTC

    That's not quite right. It's licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License which allows fairly broad reuse including making your own encyclopedia or dictionary as long as the license of the new resource is open.

    You are free to:
    • Read and Print our articles and other media free of charge.
    • Share and Reuse our articles and other media under free and open licenses.
    • Contribute To and Edit our various sites or Projects.

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