Hello all,
Spurred by some brief experiments with recording pronunciations on Commons, I am interested (at least conceptually) in making free audio recordings (licence GFDL, format .ogg) of various important historical texts or literary works which are now free (public domain or otherwise).
I suspect there is appetite among volunteers for such a project, and so I'm wondering whether there is a place for such things in the Wikimedia world. (I wouldn't be surprised if this had been discussed before, though I can't find a reference to it.)
Some natural choices are:
Wikisource: Pro: Focus is on free-content versions of important historical texts or literary works. Con: Mandate seems to be only for text, and there is apparently a 5 MB limit per file.
Wikibooks: Pro: No prohibition against sound files (that I can see). Con: Seems to be intended for collaborative original creations, not uploaded recordings of a fixed work. And there is apparently a 5 MB limit per file.
Commons: Pro: Many sound files, and file size limit is larger (20 MB). Con: Unsure if it's appropriate for this. Commons is intended for shared media resources across Wikimedia projects, and I can't see how (for example) the Catalan Wiktionary would need an audio version of Chapter 7 of Wuthering Heights. Existing sound files on the Commons are all quite short.
Right now I'm leaning towards using the Commons. Any comments about this, either about the Commons as a proposed place, or about the idea in general?
Lastly, would anyone happen to know of any existing archives of free (as in free-libre) audio recordings available online?
Regards,
Steve