[Foundation-l] Free license templates

[Chad]

While that is a good idea, I don't see it as being feasible. Implementing
dozens of template changes across even more wikis isn't easily
coordinated, plus the localization factors come into issue. When content
is moved /to/ the commons, the templates can/need to be updated to reflect
the set used there.

What I would suggest would be a list comparing the commons templates to local
projects (ie: {{pd}} on commons is {{xyz}} on some other wiki). This wouldn't be
as hard to do as a mass change and would aid those on commons in properly
categorizing the work brought over from local wikis.

-Chad

On Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 12:34 PM, White Cat
<wikipedia.kawaii.neko at gmail.com> wrote:
> Although this has been probably discussed before...
>
>  We currently have a problem with the names chosen for licenses on all wikis.
>  Let me explain. Consider the following 5 categories. I have noticed that
>  they all have a different name for most of the free licenses. Each language
>  tends to translate the license name and sticks to that name.
>
>  http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategori:Resim_telif_etiketleri
>  http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat%C3%A9gorie:Mod%C3%A8le_de_licence_d%27image
>  http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategorie:Vorlage:Lizenz_f%C3%BCr_Bilder
>  http://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0:%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D0%B7%D0%B0_%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B5
>  http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categoria:Template_copyright
>
>  Ideally all freely licensed images will eventually be moved to commons. So
>  all copyright related info should be as commons compatible as possible.
>  Translated template names cause a few problems.
>
>  This practice will lead to commons having hundreds of redirects per free
>  license. Juggling them makes work on commons more difficult. For example
>  each of those redirects would need to be protected against vandalism as such
>  vandalism may even have legal implications. For example someone may sneak a
>  disclaimer to GFDL templates. Such template names are also not bot-friendly.
>
>
>  I would suggest a uniformed template name on all wikis.
>
>    - White Cat
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