(No need to forward my messages to mwlib anymore; I subscribed there and will write there if appropriate :))
2009/1/29 Heiko Hees <[email protected]>: > Hi, > > On Jan 28, 2009, at 2:42 PM, Brianna Laugher wrote: > >> oops, one more thing: It appears that for pages collected using the >> bookmarklet, license information is not recorded or included. I don't >> particularly want a copy of the GFDL any more than references, but a >> notice to that effect would be nice. >> >> *looks at the API* >> hm... bizarrely, I don't see the license info being one of the API >> parameters. Did I miss it or is it a bug? > > assuming you are talking about the MediaWiki API. Yes this is a bug > with MediaWiki. > > In our opinion, license management/handling should be a core feature > of MediaWiki, because the software is explicitely developed for the > collaborative generation of free content. But from the perspective of > a re-user this is almost non-existent[1]. > > Heiko > > [1] http://markmail.org/message/cfshfwqse3gno372 I see what you mean. I will reply in more detail to your post to wikitech-l. I meant a much more simple getting of the info that appears in the footer of MediaWikis which says the license or rights page. I made a patch to add that info to the API. <https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17224> Although putting the name & URL of the GFDL doesn't comply with it, it is definitely better than nothing (and for many licenses it is almost sufficient). But as I said I will reply on your other post. thanks, Brianna -- They've just been waiting in a mountain for the right moment: http://modernthings.org/ _______________________________________________ Textbook-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/textbook-l
