Lamont Cranston posted:

reminder that the notion of purging wikimedia of garbage like this had the entire "community" fuckin furious

LunixArchduke posted:

cc-by-nc-licensed farts will be the hip new thing

Jonny 290 posted:

a preview never hurts unless you're on slow rear end iphone internet or something

LunixArchduke posted:

general fart distribution license

"SkyOS posted:

There is also an experimental attempt to use NetBSD or Linux to solve the driver issues.

Kirk posted:

so essentially skyos got boiled down to an x and WM replacement

gj spending 10 years on this duder

LinuxGirl87 posted:

"SkyOS Involvement with free software posted:

Often, SkyOS is accused of violating the GPL. That is, since developing an operating system is thought to be an exceedingly complex task, the conclusion is drawn by some that Szeleney must have stolen code from free software in order for him to have made the progress that he has. In fact, the opposite is implied by Szeleney's public dealings with open source developers.[11] Even when not required under license, Szeleney has consistently published changes made to open source works used in SkyOS.[12]

RZApublican posted:

Often, SkyOS is accused of violating the GPL. That is, since developing an operating system is thought to be an exceedingly complex task, the conclusion is drawn by some that Szeleney must have stolen code from free software in order for him to have made the progress that he has. In fact, the opposite is implied by Szeleney's public dealings with open source developers.[11] Even when not required under license, Szeleney has consistently published changes made to open source works used in SkyOS.[12]

RZApublican posted:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Frt755_1.ogg

Description
My Fart

Date
2 August 2006(2006-08-02)

Source
Own work

Author
Horst Frank

Permission
(Reusing this file)
GFDL



the important part of farting is that it's available under a license that's free (as in freedom)

Sutch posted:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_oven_(practical_joke)

quote:

His body was hot to the touch and he sweated heavily and constantly suffered from foul body odour;[11][13] he was described as "stinking to such a degree that he could not be endured at twenty paces".[13] This smell would get noticeably worse after he had eaten,[12][13] his eyes and cheeks would become bloodshot,[11] a visible vapour would rise from his body,[13] and he would become lethargic, during which time he would belch noisily and his jaws would make swallowing motions.[13] He suffered from chronic diarrhoea, which was said to be "fetid beyond all conception".

Jonny 290 posted:

snype tip: note who posted last before you click the last page to reply, make sure they're still the last post before you! a preview never hurts unless you're on slow rear end iphone internet or something

Footboy posted:

One of the worst things to come about from Wikipedia's push for strictly creative-commons content is the choice of what images to use on a celebrity's page. It's not as bad as it used to be now that iPhones can take photos comparable to digital cameras, but you still get poo poo like this.

As an example, here's an image from comedian Jim Breuer's Facebook page. It's a nice press photo taken last year. However, it's totally not a creative-commons image! There's no Wikipedian who can upload that image and go "I, SonOfHugeFarts, hereby release this image into the public domain~."

So, instead, Wikipedia's representative image of Jim Breuer is this piece of poo poo someone pulled off of flickr and cropped:



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Breuer

RZApublican posted:

wouldn't using a non-creative-commons photo (like this press photo) on wikipedia be covered under fair use?

they do poo poo like that all the time provided it's for strictly non-commercial use

RZApublican posted:

wouldn't using a non-creative-commons photo (like this press photo) on wikipedia be covered under fair use?

they do poo poo like that all the time provided it's for strictly non-commercial use

Lamont Cranston posted:

They won't allow a "free use" image unless there is zero possibility whatsoever that a CC/whatever image can exist. also encourages exhibitionist dick shots instead of actual medical diagrams

iamthejeff posted:

what would be the point of printing wikipedia

Sweevo posted:

what remote underfunded african schools need isn't basic equipment or facilities, it's an encyclopaedia that lists the life-cycle, diet, and habitat of every single species of pokemon.

Kirk posted:

Quoted from there "In general, all colleges and universities are notable and should be included on Wikipedia.". This is like me saying all prisoners are notable in general. Why? Every article, person, college, university should be able to satisfy the notability guidelines on its own. To say that "They are notable by default" is wrong. --Demetrioscz (talk) 23:11, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

i can see not adding some stupid anime human being poo poo to wikipedia in the first place

but why would you actively remove valid information

quote:

Nerve endings in the rectum usually enable individuals to distinguish between flatus and feces, [4] although loose stool can confuse the individual, occasionally resulting in accidental defecation.

Footboy posted:

Spike Spiegel (スパイク・スピーゲル Supaiku Supīgeru?)(Spiegel is German for mirror) is the protagonist of the anime and manga series Cowboy Bebop. He won first place in the male character category of the Anime Grand Prix in 1998[1] and 1999[2].

Contents
1 Character outline and personality
2 History
3 Conception
4 Reception
5 References

RZApublican posted:

the lamest edit wars page is the best thing wikipedia ever produced

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lame_edit_wars

RZApublican posted:

the lamest edit wars page is the best thing wikipedia ever produced

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lame_edit_wars

quote:

is it appropriate to include a huge picture of a tarantula for illustrative purposes on a page discussing the fear of spiders?

clockwork sundial posted:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatulence

quote:

Nerve endings in the rectum usually enable individuals to distinguish between flatus and feces, [4] although loose stool can confuse the individual, occasionally resulting in accidental defecation.

good job goons