Template:Wikimedia screenshot
Revision as of 09:55, 1 July 2016 by mw>Wargo (Mbox type)
This is a screenshot of a copyrighted Wikipedia web page. Wikipedia text is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). The MediaWiki software that runs Wikipedia is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). The Wikipedia logo (if it appears in this screenshot) has not been released under any free license.
Note on licenses: Please note that the GPL is for software and its derivatives and the GFDL is for text documentations or other forms of text and their derivatives. This means that the interface design of Wikipedia and all other portions of the MediaWiki software are licensed under the GPL, but the actual contents of Wikipedia are licensed under the GFDL. As such, portions of this screenshot may be licensed under two separate licenses. The GPL and GFDL are not the same license; they are only connected through the Free Software Foundation, the creator of the licenses. |
Template documentation
- Seems redundant, use {{MW-screenshot}} instead?
Usage
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