Hello all,
I'm presenting a GSOC proposal for a native desktop
application designed for mass uploading files on
upload campaigns.
This follows the call by Odder at [1] for such a tool,
and indeed the scope of the tool would be tailored to
WikiLovesMonuments.
The deliverable is such an application, which shall be:
* A tiny autocontained program (probably in C++), with
different versions for each target operating system.
* Configurable defaults for uploading to Wikimedia Commons
own images as cc-by-sa with given templates and categories.
* The user shall be able to change the license / categories
if needed.
* Request the monument id for the image.
* Validation of the monument identifier through a web
service if available and time permits.
* Basic documentation of the competition (rules and FAQ)
* Contains the WLM logo somewhere.
* Localisable through
translatewiki.net for at least the
28 countries of [2]
* Save configuration of images description for later upload.
* Asynchronous upload of the images in the background.
Opinions? Improvements? Sexy names? Mentors?
All of them are welcome!
1-
http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikilovesmonuments/2012-March/002538.h…
2-
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012/Partici…