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As of 2021, HandWiki denies any facility to download (dump) its database of articles.<ref name=HandWikiFAQ/> The site specifically states:<ref name=HandWikiFAQ/><blockquote>HandWiki contains many articles and other material (books, tutorials) protected by the licenses which are not consistent with the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (CC BY-SA).</blockquote> However, under the very clear terms of its self declared {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution | As of 2021, HandWiki denies any facility to download (dump) its database of articles.<ref name=HandWikiFAQ/> The site specifically states:<ref name=HandWikiFAQ/><blockquote>HandWiki contains many articles and other material (books, tutorials) protected by the licenses which are not consistent with the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License (CC BY-SA).</blockquote> However, under the very clear terms of its self declared {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 Unported License}} (CC-BY-SA 3.0),<ref name=HandWikiAbout/> ALL content published under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 is 'free content'. That means that ANYONE is allowed re-use the entire content of all CC-BY-SA material, "in any medium or format". Thus, restricting database dumps of HandWiki content is categorically against the terms of their own stated Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 3.0 Unported License! | ||
HandWiki go on to state:<ref name=HandWikiFAQ/><blockquote>In future, it will be possible to separate such material from the {{tag|Wiki Public Domain (generic)|public-domain}} articles in the dump files.</blockquote> However, if, and when this facility might materialise, it still does not give HandWiki the right to deny NOW database dumps of CC-BY-SA 3.0 licensed content. | HandWiki go on to state:<ref name=HandWikiFAQ/><blockquote>In future, it will be possible to separate such material from the {{tag|Wiki Public Domain (generic)|public-domain}} articles in the dump files.</blockquote> However, if, and when this facility might materialise, it still does not give HandWiki the right to deny NOW database dumps of CC-BY-SA 3.0 licensed content. | ||