On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 4:36 PM, aude aude.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
I don't know if anything changed with the license selector part of the code and interface, but I tried uploading some maps (from OpenStreetMap) with the upload wizard. More than once, I completely missed the license selection part (e.g. not see it, not fill it out).
Checking your recent uploads on Commons, I see two: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Location_map_Washington_DC.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Locator_Map_of_Washington_DC,_May_20...
One was not uploaded through UW but through the "upload new file" mechanism. The other was uploaded without license with the license provided later.
You cannot skip the "Release rights" step, but you can choose "I believe this work is freely licensed or legally in the public domain. I understand that if I do not add the necessary licensing information in a timely fashion, the file may be deleted."
This will lead to {{subst:uwl}} on the description page, which what I see here.
I don't necessarily mind this for the expert option, but since we know the source is openstreetmap.org (from what I put in the source field), wouldn't it be nice if it automatically suggested CC-BY-SA 2.0 license. Or if the source is .gov, then suggest public domain. [of course, also be able to override it like a combo box]
Perhaps. Detecting common cases would be nice -- but each one requires special care. Go ahead and file a bug for OSM license detection; we might be able to get to it at least in the long run.