MediaWiki:Licenses

This page outlines the licensing terms for content used on this wiki. Please choose the appropriate license when uploading files or contributing content.

Unknown/Unspecified Copyright:

• I don't know the exact copyright status (Use with caution!)

Free/Open Content Licenses:

• Creative Commons Licenses: (For text, images, media)
• CC BY 4.0: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (Permits sharing and adaptation with attribution)
• CC BY-SA 4.0: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (Permits sharing and adaptation with attribution, but derivatives must also be ShareAlike)
• CC BY-ND 4.0: Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (Permits sharing with attribution, but no derivatives)
• CC BY-NC 4.0: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (Permits sharing and adaptation with attribution, but only for non-commercial purposes)
• CC0 1.0: Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (No rights reserved; dedicates to the public domain)

Public Domain (PD):

(No copyright restrictions)

• PD: Content in the Public Domain

Software Licenses:

(Primarily for code or software-related content)

• GPLv3: GNU General Public License v3.0 (Strong copyleft, widely used for free software)
• LGPLv3: GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 (Weaker copyleft, often used for libraries)
• MIT License: (Permissive, allows reuse with minimal restrictions)
• Apache License 2.0: (Permissive, allows patents to be licensed)

Non-Free Licenses (Exceptions or Specific Use Cases):

• Wikimedia images (Specific licensing for images from Wikimedia projects)
• Content restricted to internal wiki users (If your wiki has private content)

Note: Always ensure you have the necessary rights or permissions before uploading content under any license.