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Mike Godwin hired by Wikimedia Foundation

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the nazis-in-dept-line-mean-story-is-cancelled dept.

Raul654 writes "Mike Godwin, first legal counsel for the EFF who is best known for coining Godwin's law, has been hired as the legal counsel for the Wikimedia Foundation."

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  1. No doubt by simong · · Score: 2, Insightful

    We'll be seeing him in internet court.

  2. Re:Hmm by ThisIsWhyImHot · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If he is to revise any entry involving hitler, godwin's law dictates that it'll form an infinite loop and wikipedia will explode

  3. Re:Obligatory... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    You sir are an outrageous karma whore.

  4. Re:Obligatory... by Yetihehe · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Well, as online discussions grows longer, probability of comparison involving ANYTHING approaches one. It's like with million monkeys typing random letters, but online users actually produce gramatical content (mostly).

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    Extreme Programming - Redundant Array of Inexpensive Developers
  5. Re:But why does Wikimedia need him? by i+kan+reed · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yeah, it's not like anyone would consider throwing a slander lawsuit at wikimedia...

  6. Re:Makes me a little sad... by dubl-u · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It make me a little sad to see someone who was once on the side of good (the EFF) turn to the side of evil (Wikipedia).

    Yes, darn them for providing a great free reference site whose content is all licensed under the GFDL. Thank goodness people are seeing through their sinister plan to educate the populace while proving that open content can work just as well as open software!