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Sure, but using Wikipedia content in manner permitted by its license is not 'stealing' it.

• jacquesm 17y ago
  Fair enough, that's a misleading title. 'Lift' instead of 'Steal' or maybe 'copy' would be better.
  • jrockway 17y ago
    "Redistribute under the terms of the GFDL." Let me guess... Linux distributions are "stealing" Firefox? Oh, there isn't some holy war against that, so it's a good thing. Right.
    • bantam 17y ago
      Do Linux distributions take Firefox and laden it with advertisements?
      • joeyo 17y ago
        They'd certainly be within their rights if they did.
        • Legion 17y ago
          And it is perfectly within everyone else's rights to frown upon it. The liberal licensing of Free software/content does not mean every use of those freedoms is a good and positive thing. And nobody is being inconsistent by treating it as a bad thing, while still recognizing it's within one's rights to do.
      • cookiecaper 17y ago
        Some do. Ubuntu replaces the default home page with an Ubuntu-specific search box that points to the highest bidder's search engine. It is perfectly compliant with GPL/GFDL to take the product and fill it with ads. There is nothing wrong with doing that.
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