Hi Bodhisattwa, It is great to know that Wikitounges are working on documenting all languages in the world under free licence. Their repository may be another major source for uploads on Wikimedia Commons that will be later used in Wikipedia articles. Thus, we will achieve the goal of our initiative and improve the article quality, while they will also benefit from the increased use of their files.
Best, Kiril On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 20:30 Bodhisattwa Mandal < bodhisattwa.rg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > 1) Similar initiative by Wikitongues - http://wikitongues.org/ > 2) Some files were uploaded under CC-BY-SA license - > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikitongues > > > > On 13 January 2017 at 22:55, Kiril Simeonovski < > kiril.simeonov...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I am pleased to announce the launch of the Wiki Speaks Your Language [1] > > initiative with the goal of enriching the Wikimedia projects with freely > > licensed audio and video files documenting spoken examples of every > > language, language variety and dialect in the world. > > > > The idea originates from the curiosity of many readers viewing language > > articles not only to read about the language but also to hear how does it > > sound. In most of the cases, our language articles lack such files and > > readers usually end up searching videos on YouTube, notwithstanding that > we > > have the capacity as a movement and the resources to meet their wish. > > > > The initiative lists three possible ways of acquiring freely licensed > audio > > and video files: > > > > 1) by adapting existing files on Wikimedia Commons (mostly from the > Spoken > > Wikipedia projects [2]); > > 2) by liberating existing files from the repositories of GLAM and > > educational institutions; and > > 3) by engaging Wikimedia communities, GLAM and educational institutions > in > > the recording of new files. > > > > In the first phase, the plan is to work with the available resources we > > have and adapt the existing videos from the Spoken Wikipedia projects > > (there > > are some useful tips [3] on what the existing files should be adapted > to). > > > > I will be very thankful if members of this list help in spreading the > word > > about the initiative through other channels to the communities and`other > > parties in our movement. > > > > Best regards, > > Kiril > > > > [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Speaks_Your_Language > > [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisound > > [3] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Speaks_Your_ > > Language/Tips#Qualities_of_files > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > -- > Bodhisattwa > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
