Hello all,
for some types of resources, it's desirable to upload source files (whether it's Blender, COLLADA, Scribus, EDL, or some other format), so that others can more easily remix and process them. Currently, as far as I know, there's no way to upload these resources to Commons.
What would be the arguments against allowing administrators to upload arbitrary ZIP files on Wikimedia Commons, allowing the Commons community to develop policy and process around when such archived resources are appropriate? An alternative, of course, would be to whitelist every possible source format for admins, but it seems to me that it would be a good general policy to not enable additional support for formats that aren't officially supported (reduces confusion among users about what's permitted -- there's only one file format they can't use).
Thoughts?
Thanks, Erik