Gerard Meijssen via Commons-l, 15/01/19 09:25:
I do understand the benefit of sharing files.
What I fail to understand is how this will be better than using files from Wikidata.
There is no contradiction. The main difference between this extension and the current systems for transfer to Commons is that the extension is able to preserve the edit and upload history of the local file. German wikipedians still hold strong opinions about the preservation of edit history for purposes of attribution, although it's no longer required since the 2009 terms of use.
Federico