As long as the files will be checked for malicious code, I don't think there could be any arguments against it.
Such option is way overdue. It will allow edits that are now impossible. It will give editors more flexibility and save a lot of time. Especially if the original author decides to leave indefinitely. Please keep us posted. Regards, -- Orionist On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 11:03 PM, Erik Moeller <[email protected]> wrote: > FYI, posting this question on wikitech-l mostly to get a security > perspective on this. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Erik Moeller <[email protected]> > Date: 2010/10/25 > Subject: Commons ZIP file upload for admins > To: Wikimedia developers <[email protected]> > > > Hello all, > > for some types of resources, it's desirable to upload source files > (whether it's Blender, COLLADA, Scribus, EDL, or some other format), > so that others can more easily remix and process them. Currently, as > far as I know, there's no way to upload these resources to Commons. > > What would be the arguments against allowing administrators to upload > arbitrary ZIP files on Wikimedia Commons, allowing the Commons > community to develop policy and process around when such archived > resources are appropriate? An alternative, of course, would be to > whitelist every possible source format for admins, but it seems to me > that it would be a good general policy to not enable additional > support for formats that aren't officially supported (reduces > confusion among users about what's permitted -- there's only one file > format they can't use). > > Thoughts? > > Thanks, > Erik > > -- > Erik Möller > Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation > > Support Free Knowledge: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate > > > > -- > Erik Möller > Deputy Director, Wikimedia Foundation > > Support Free Knowledge: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate > > _______________________________________________ > Commons-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/commons-l >
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