Unify licence template ({{GFDL}}, {{CC-BY-SA}}, etc.) on all Wikipedia may help a lot. When we use an image from Commons on local Wikipedia, the software may include the Commons' description page next to local description (both on the same page). So, even if people don't enter local information (say translation), we may be able to see the original information. For example :
On Commons : ------------------------------------ Picture of the Yokohama harbour take by Aoineko under GFDL.
{{GFDL}} ------------------------------------
on Fr : ------------------------------------ Photo du port de Yokohama prise par Aoineko sous licence GFDL. ------------------------------------ Picture of the Yokohama harbour take by Aoineko under GFDL.
{{GFDL}} ------------------------------------
Hope it make sense.
Aoineko
Stephen Forrest a écrit :
On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 16:15:11 +0100, Magnus Manske magnus.manske@web.de wrote:
Neither is the GFDL or the author list on any wikipedia article. You'll have to click a link (GFDL or "history", respectively).
Those who care about license information will find the link. Those who don't care wouldn't be helped with the text in plain sight either.
Sure, but the situation with the commons _is_ different. You have to follow _two_ links to find the GFDL: one to the image page on the Commons, and another to find the link. The real problem, however, is that the license information is not even _mentioned_ on the language-specific page. For example, see:
http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:Liliuokalani_of_Hawaii.jpg http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:Liliuokalani_of_Hawaii.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:Liliuokalani_of_Hawaii.jpg http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:Liliuokalani_of_Hawaii.jpg
As well, the image page on the Commons is likely to be in English, which makes it difficult for non-English speakers. The obvious solution is to translate the license information on each of the language-specific pages from whatever is used on the Commons to the given language. But an automated solution would be preferable: perhaps a template which depends somehow on variables set by user-specific language settings.
Steve