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Re: [Bug-gnupedia]External Links in New Window
From: |
Tom Chance |
Subject: |
Re: [Bug-gnupedia]External Links in New Window |
Date: |
Wed, 31 Jan 2001 01:42:53 -0800 (PST) |
Ah right, OK. But so far as I can see, unless we ditch
the GNU policy, external links will never be allowed
on.
Tom
--- Dan Geiser <address@hidden> wrote: > Hi,
Tom,
> We weren't trying to justify including External
> Links as long as they were
> in a separate window. If External Links were OK'ed
> I was talking about
> giving the UI the option of opening them in a
> separate window or not.
>
> Thanks,
> Dan Geiser <address@hidden>
>
> >Linking to material external to GNE is never going
> to
> >work because of potential violations to the GNU
> >policy. Regardless of whether or not its a new
> window
> >etc it will still make GNE non-free, linking to
> >material that isnt' free.
> >
> >Tom Chance
> >
> >
> >--- Dan Geiser <address@hidden> wrote: > OK,
> >then by default they WON'T open in a new window
> > > but it's easy enough to
> > > give people the option of having External Links
> open
> > > in a new window or not.
> > > In fact many webloggers just provide a check
> box
> > > on the page to enable or
> > > disable it.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Dan Geiser <address@hidden>
> > >
> > > >Pulp <address@hidden> writes:
> > > >
> > > > > I feel (agree?) that we shouldn't have
> external
> > > links as primary
> > > > > resources. I think it would be appropriate
> to
> > > allow external links
> > > > > as references in articles, so long as we
> clearly
> > > distinguish between
> > > > > internal links and external links. We could
> > > then make it clear that
> > > > > external links are in no way cared-for or
> under
> > > the umbrella of the
> > > > > GNUPedia.
> > > >
> > > >I agree. I must rant that they shouldn't open
> new
> > > browser windows,
> > > >though ;) I hate that.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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- Re: [Bug-gnupedia]External Links in New Window, (continued)
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia]External Links in New Window, Tom Chance, 2001/01/30
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia]External Links in New Window, Bob Dodd, 2001/01/30
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia]External Links in New Window, hooker, 2001/01/30
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia]External Links in New Window, hooker, 2001/01/30
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia]External Links in New Window, Dan Geiser, 2001/01/30
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia]External Links in New Window, Dan Geiser, 2001/01/30
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia]External Links in New Window, Christopher Mahan, 2001/01/30
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia]External Links in New Window, Tom Chance, 2001/01/31
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia]External Links in New Window,
Tom Chance <=
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia]External Links in New Window, Tom Chance, 2001/01/31
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia]External Links in New Window, Tom Chance, 2001/01/31
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia]External Links in New Window, Tom Chance, 2001/01/31
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia]External Links in New Window, Christopher Mahan, 2001/01/31
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia]External Links in New Window, Tom Chance, 2001/01/31
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia]External Links in New Window, Tom Chance, 2001/01/31