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*[https://Archive.org/details/wikimediacommons Monthly independent database dumps of 34 TB of Wikimedia Commons images] — from WikiTeam
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'''Wikimedia Commons – ''the free media repository''''' — is a major part or ' | '''Wikimedia Commons – ''the free media repository''''' — is a major part or '{{WMF.org|Our projects|Project}}' of the {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF). More commonly known to [[Wikipedian|Wikimedians]] as merely '''Commons''', it is a very large [[wiki]] site of an online depository {{tag|database}} of over 86 million freely usable educational {{tag|media}} files, to which anyone can contribute. The files, which include {{tag|images}} ({{tag|photographs}}, {{tag|graphics}}, etc), {{tag|video}}s, and {{tag|audio}}; are primarily for use by all [[:Category:Wiki Language|language versions]] of the various Wikimedia projects, such as [[:Category:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]], [[:Category:Wikinews|Wikinews]], [[:Category:Wikivoyage|Wikivoyage]], etc. With specific regards to Wikipedia, whilst the [[English Wikipedia]] ''will'' accept '{{Wp|fair use}}' images, the Wikimedia Commons will <u>not</u>; all media files uploaded to the Commons <u>must</u> be completely free to use (either {{tag|public domain}} (PD), or an unrestricted {{tag|copyleft}} license). Other individual [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]] editions of Wikipedia have their own differing standards for fair use; e.g. [[Español Wikipedia]] will not allow fair use media. | ||
All textual content on the Commons wiki was initially released under the terms of the {{tag|Wiki GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License}} (GNU FDL, or more commonly GFDL). An additional license was subsequently added; the {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license}} (CC-BY-SA 3.0).[https://Commons.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:General_disclaimer] As of 25 July 2022, the total file size on hard disc for all files is a whopping 350.46 {{Wp|terabyte}}s (TB)![https://Commons.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MediaStatistics#All_files] | All textual content on the Commons wiki was initially released under the terms of the {{tag|Wiki GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License}} (GNU FDL, or more commonly GFDL). An additional license was subsequently added; the {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license}} (CC-BY-SA 3.0).[https://Commons.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:General_disclaimer] As of 25 July 2022, the total file size on hard disc for all files is a whopping 350.46 {{Wp|terabyte}}s (TB)![https://Commons.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MediaStatistics#All_files] | ||
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*[https://Play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.free.nrw.commons Wikimedia Commons Android app] — on Google Play | *[https://Play.Google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.free.nrw.commons Wikimedia Commons Android app] — on Google Play | ||
*[http://www.Wikistatistics.net/specials/commons Wikimedia Commons Interactive Statistics] — from [[Wikistatistics.net]] | *[http://www.Wikistatistics.net/specials/commons Wikimedia Commons Interactive Statistics] — from [[Wikistatistics.net]] | ||
*[https://Archive.org/details/wikimediacommons Monthly independent database dumps of 34 TB of Wikimedia Commons images] — from [[WikiTeam]] | |||
{{Wikimedia Foundation}} | {{Wikimedia Foundation}} | ||
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[[Category:Wiki English]]<!--the wiki is multilingual, although much of the business of the wiki uses English as its primary working language--> | [[Category:Wiki English]]<!--the wiki is multilingual, although much of the business of the wiki uses English as its primary working language--> | ||
[[Category:Commons]] | [[Category:Commons]] | ||
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[[Category:Cologne Blue]] | [[Category:Cologne Blue]] | ||
[[Category:Minerva]] | [[Category:Minerva]] | ||
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[[Category:Monobook]] | [[Category:Monobook]] | ||
[[Category:Timeless]] | [[Category:Timeless]] | ||
[[Category:FoundedIn2004]]<!--https://Commons.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Welcome--> | [[Category:FoundedIn2004]]<!--https://Commons.Wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Welcome--> | ||