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0.4em;text-align:center;margin:0 3.3em}@media(max-width:720px){body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .sidebar{width:100%!important;clear:both;float:none!important;margin-left:0!important;margin-right:0!important}}</style><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-title"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia">Abstract Wikipedia</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-above"> (<a href="/wiki/Talk:Abstract_Wikipedia" title="Talk:Abstract Wikipedia">Discussion</a>)</td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> General</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align: left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Overview" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Overview">Overview</a> — <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Vision" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Vision">Vision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Glossary" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Glossary">Glossary</a> — <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/FAQ" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/FAQ">FAQ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Function_model" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Function model">Function model</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Updates" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Updates">Updates</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/Global_message_delivery/Targets/Wikifunctions_%26_Abstract_Wikipedia" title="Global message delivery/Targets/Wikifunctions & Abstract Wikipedia">subscribe</a>)</li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Development plan</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align: left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Summary" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Summary">Summary</a> — <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Name" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Name">Name</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Goals" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Goals">Goals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Organization" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Organization">Organization</a> — <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Requirements" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Requirements">Requirements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Architecture" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Architecture">Architecture</a> — <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Components" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Components">Components</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Tasks" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Tasks">Tasks</a> — <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Phases" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Phases">Implementation phases</a></li> <li>(<a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Plan" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Plan">single page version</a> of all above)</li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Notes, drafts, discussions</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align: left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Notes" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Notes">Overview of notes</a></li> <li>– <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Pre-generic_function_model" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Pre-generic function model">Pre-generic function model</a></li> <li>– <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Object_creation_requirements" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Object creation requirements">Object creation requirements</a></li> <li>– <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/First_evaluation_engine" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/First evaluation engine">First evaluation engine</a></li> <li>– <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Function_evaluator_call" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Function evaluator call">Function evaluator call</a></li> <li>– <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Dates" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Dates">Representation of dates</a></li> <li>– <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Representation_of_languages" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Representation of languages">Representation of languages</a></li> <li>– <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Representation_of_errors" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Representation of errors">Representation of errors</a></li> <li>– <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Error_messages_on_ZObjects" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Error messages on ZObjects">Error messages on ZObjects</a></li> <li>– <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Reserved_ZIDs" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Reserved ZIDs">Reserved ZIDs</a></li> <li>– <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Canonical_and_normal" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Canonical and normal">Canonical and normal</a></li> <li>– <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/User_stories" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/User stories">User stories</a></li> <li>– <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/NLG_system_architecture_proposal" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/NLG system architecture proposal">NLG system architecture proposal</a></li> <li>– <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Template_Language_for_Wikifunctions" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Template Language for Wikifunctions">Template Language for Wikifunctions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Wikidata_Abstract_Representation" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Wikidata Abstract Representation">Wikidata Abstract Representation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Early_discussion_topics" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Early discussion topics">Discussion topics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/External_outreach" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/External outreach">External outreach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Ideas" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Ideas">Ideas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Licensing_discussion" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Licensing discussion">Licensing discussion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Related_and_previous_work" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Related and previous work">Related and previous work</a></li> <li>– <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Related_and_previous_work/Natural_language_generation" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Related and previous work/Natural language generation">Natural language generation</a></li> <li>– <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Related_and_previous_work/Theories_of_semantics_and_meaning_representations" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Related and previous work/Theories of semantics and meaning representations">Theories of semantics and meaning representations</a></li> <li>– <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Related_and_previous_work/Workshops" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Related and previous work/Workshops">Workshops</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/ZObject" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/ZObject">ZObject</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Examples & mockups</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align: left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Examples" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Examples">Examples</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Early_function_examples" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Early function examples">Examples of functions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Early_mockups" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Early mockups">Mockups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Examples/Jupiter" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Examples/Jupiter">Example: Jupiter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Examples/Function_composition" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Examples/Function composition">Examples: Function composition</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Data tools</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align: left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Data" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Data">Data</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Lexicographical_coverage" class="extiw" title="d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Lexicographical coverage">Lexicographical coverage</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Historical</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content plainlist" style="text-align: left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Papers,_press,_and_videos" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Papers, press, and videos">Papers, press, and videos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Historic_proposal" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Historic proposal">Historic proposal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Wiki_of_functions_naming_contest" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Wiki of functions naming contest">Naming contest</a> — <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Wikifunctions_logo_concept" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Wikifunctions logo concept">Logo contest</a></li> <li><div style="margin:0 .5em;float:right;margin-right:0"><bdi lang="en" dir="ltr" class="plainlinks" style="font-size:smaller;"><a class="external text" href="https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Translate/page-Template:Abstract_Wikipedia_navbox&language=en&action=page"><span style="margin:1px;padding:0 1px"><span class="mw-default-size mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Translate"><img alt="Translate" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Globe_of_letters.png/16px-Globe_of_letters.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Globe_of_letters.png/25px-Globe_of_letters.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Globe_of_letters.png/32px-Globe_of_letters.png 2x" data-file-width="144" data-file-height="116"/></span></span></span></a></bdi></div><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Category:Abstract_Wikipedia/Archives" title="Special:MyLanguage/Category:Abstract Wikipedia/Archives">Archives</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>This is a page for the most frequently asked questions about Wikifunctions and Abstract Wikipedia. </p><p>Also, please consider our <a href="https://www.wikifunctions.org/wiki/Wikifunctions:FAQ" class="extiw" title="f:Wikifunctions:FAQ">FAQ on Wikifunctions</a> regarding more specific questions about Wikifunctions. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="What_is_the_difference_between_Abstract_Wikipedia_and_Wikifunctions?" data-mw-thread-id="h-What_is_the_difference_between_Abstract_Wikipedia_and_Wikifunctions?"><span id="What_is_the_difference_between_Abstract_Wikipedia_and_Wikifunctions.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-What_is_the_difference_between_Abstract_Wikipedia_and_Wikifunctions?"></span>What is the difference between Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-What_is_the_difference_between_Abstract_Wikipedia_and_Wikifunctions?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abstract_Wikipedia/FAQ&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: What is the difference between Abstract Wikipedia and Wikifunctions?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Wikifunctions</b> will be a Wikimedia project, such as Wikipedia, Wikidata, or Wikimedia Commons. </p><p><b>Abstract Wikipedia</b> is an initiative that will allow Wikifunctions, Wikidata, and the individual language Wikipedias to work together in order to make a baseline of knowledge available to, and editable by many more people across many languages. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="How_will_Wikifunctions_be_integrated_into_other_projects?" data-mw-thread-id="h-How_will_Wikifunctions_be_integrated_into_other_projects?"><span id="How_will_Wikifunctions_be_integrated_into_other_projects.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-How_will_Wikifunctions_be_integrated_into_other_projects?"></span>How will Wikifunctions be integrated into other projects?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-How_will_Wikifunctions_be_integrated_into_other_projects?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abstract_Wikipedia/FAQ&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: How will Wikifunctions be integrated into other projects?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Contributors will be able to call functions from Wikifunctions from within their wikis. For readers of the wiki, the result of the function call will be displayed. This can be used, for example, to calculate the age of a person, the population density based on population and area data from Wikidata, or to draw a graph and integrate it into a given article. </p><p>Another option to integrate Wikifunctions will be to integrate an interactive function call interface within their wiki. This could be used, for example, in a Wikipedia article to dynamically calculate the result of a physical equation based on reader-provided parameters, draw and interact with mathematical functions, etc. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="How_will_Abstract_Wikipedia_be_integrated_into_other_projects?" data-mw-thread-id="h-How_will_Abstract_Wikipedia_be_integrated_into_other_projects?"><span id="How_will_Abstract_Wikipedia_be_integrated_into_other_projects.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-How_will_Abstract_Wikipedia_be_integrated_into_other_projects?"></span>How will Abstract Wikipedia be integrated into other projects?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-How_will_Abstract_Wikipedia_be_integrated_into_other_projects?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abstract_Wikipedia/FAQ&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: How will Abstract Wikipedia be integrated into other projects?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The content of Abstract Wikipedia will generate natural language text. It is up to the individual Wikipedias which level of integration they choose. </p><p>The individual Wikipedia projects will have the possibility to choose to integrate parts of the content within an existing article; to choose which articles to integrate into their local Wikipedia; or to say that any article that is missing, and is available in Abstract Wikipedia, will be automatically integrated into the local Wikipedia. </p><p>More details can be found in the top 5 sub-sections of <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Components" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Components">Abstract Wikipedia/Components</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Where_will_Abstract_Wikipedia_contents_be_stored?" data-mw-thread-id="h-Where_will_Abstract_Wikipedia_contents_be_stored?"><span id="Where_will_Abstract_Wikipedia_contents_be_stored.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Where_will_Abstract_Wikipedia_contents_be_stored?"></span>Where will Abstract Wikipedia contents be stored?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Where_will_Abstract_Wikipedia_contents_be_stored?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abstract_Wikipedia/FAQ&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Where will Abstract Wikipedia contents be stored?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This still needs to be decided in a discussion with the communities. We plan to have this discussion in 2023. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Will_we_be_able_to_insert_language-related_functions_into_sister_projects_in_the_same_way_that_we_will_be_able_to_with_data-calculating_functions?" data-mw-thread-id="h-Will_we_be_able_to_insert_language-related_functions_into_sister_projects_in_the"><span id="Will_we_be_able_to_insert_language-related_functions_into_sister_projects_in_the_same_way_that_we_will_be_able_to_with_data-calculating_functions.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Will_we_be_able_to_insert_language-related_functions_into_sister_projects_in_the"></span>Will we be able to insert language-related functions into sister projects in the same way that we will be able to with data-calculating functions?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Will_we_be_able_to_insert_language-related_functions_into_sister_projects_in_the"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abstract_Wikipedia/FAQ&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Will we be able to insert language-related functions into sister projects in the same way that we will be able to with data-calculating functions?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Yes. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Which_kind_of_functions_will_you_focus_on_first?" data-mw-thread-id="h-Which_kind_of_functions_will_you_focus_on_first?"><span id="Which_kind_of_functions_will_you_focus_on_first.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Which_kind_of_functions_will_you_focus_on_first?"></span>Which kind of functions will you focus on first?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Which_kind_of_functions_will_you_focus_on_first?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abstract_Wikipedia/FAQ&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Which kind of functions will you focus on first?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It is up to the community on which parts of the function library they want to focus on first. We are planning to provide general support with writing functions if the community wants us to. We will very quickly focus on writing functions relevant for Abstract Wikipedia, which are mostly related to natural language generation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Which_internal_knowledge_sources_can_be_used_as_data_within_functions?" data-mw-thread-id="h-Which_internal_knowledge_sources_can_be_used_as_data_within_functions?"><span id="Which_internal_knowledge_sources_can_be_used_as_data_within_functions.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Which_internal_knowledge_sources_can_be_used_as_data_within_functions?"></span>Which internal knowledge sources can be used as data within functions?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Which_internal_knowledge_sources_can_be_used_as_data_within_functions?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abstract_Wikipedia/FAQ&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Which internal knowledge sources can be used as data within functions?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wikifunctions will be able to use data from Wikidata items, from <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Lexicographical_data" class="extiw" title="d:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata:Lexicographical data">Wikidata lexemes</a>, and from Wikimedia Commons data pages and <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Structured_data" class="extiw" title="c:Special:MyLanguage/Commons:Structured data">structured data</a>. We plan to support further internal knowledge sources over time, in particular media files from Commons, texts from Wikisource, and any other content from the Wikimedia project. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="What_Wikifunctions_is_not?" data-mw-thread-id="h-What_Wikifunctions_is_not?"><span id="What_Wikifunctions_is_not.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-What_Wikifunctions_is_not?"></span>What Wikifunctions is not?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-What_Wikifunctions_is_not?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abstract_Wikipedia/FAQ&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: What Wikifunctions is not?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Some thoughts on this topic are in the newsletter from <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Updates/2021-05-28" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Updates/2021-05-28">Abstract Wikipedia/Updates/2021-05-28</a>. The community will need to write a more detailed and updated version of this, over time. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="What_license_will_the_functions_and_derived_content_be_under?" data-mw-thread-id="h-What_license_will_the_functions_and_derived_content_be_under?"><span id="What_license_will_the_functions_and_derived_content_be_under.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-What_license_will_the_functions_and_derived_content_be_under?"></span>What license will the functions and derived content be under?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-What_license_will_the_functions_and_derived_content_be_under?"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abstract_Wikipedia/FAQ&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: What license will the functions and derived content be under?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Per the discussion at <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Licensing_discussion" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Licensing discussion">Abstract Wikipedia/Licensing discussion</a>, all contributions to Wikifunctions and the wider Abstract Wikipedia projects will be published under free licenses. In particular: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Glossary#Content" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Glossary">Textual content</a> on Wikifunctions will be published under CC BY-SA 4.0.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Glossary#Function" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Glossary">Function signatures</a> and other structured content on Wikifunctions will be published under CC 0.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Glossary#Implementation" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Glossary">Code implementations</a> in Wikifunctions will be published under the Apache 2 license.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Glossary#Content" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Glossary">Abstract Content</a> for Abstract Wikipedia will be published under CC BY-SA 4.0.</li></ul> <p>This is the summary, presented in <a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Abstract_Wikipedia/Updates/2021-12-21" title="Special:MyLanguage/Abstract Wikipedia/Updates/2021-12-21">Abstract Wikipedia/Updates/2021-12-21</a>, of <a href="/wiki/Talk:Abstract_Wikipedia/Licensing_discussion" title="Talk:Abstract Wikipedia/Licensing discussion">a month-long discussion</a> happened on Meta in late 2021. There are still some points that will need to be addressed in the future, such as the license of the generated content from the abstract content. </p><p>We plan on drafting a more comprehensive document with the Legal department about how people can re-use code from Wikifunctions as painlessly as possible, while adhering to the license. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="What_was_the_thinking_behind_having_the_function_written_in_Wikifunctions_versus_imported_from_elsewhere?" data-mw-thread-id="h-What_was_the_thinking_behind_having_the_function_written_in_Wikifunctions_versus"><span id="What_was_the_thinking_behind_having_the_function_written_in_Wikifunctions_versus_imported_from_elsewhere.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-What_was_the_thinking_behind_having_the_function_written_in_Wikifunctions_versus"></span>What was the thinking behind having the function written in Wikifunctions versus imported from elsewhere?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-What_was_the_thinking_behind_having_the_function_written_in_Wikifunctions_versus"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abstract_Wikipedia/FAQ&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: What was the thinking behind having the function written in Wikifunctions versus imported from elsewhere?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Similar to Wikipedia, two reasons: </p> <ol><li>by creating the content for Wikifunctions specifically, we know it will fit in our ecosystem (also, copying code from another source will rarely work without adaptation anyway);</li> <li>legal security by creating it from scratch in Wikifunctions.</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Who_will_decide_which_functions_are_suitable_for_Wikifunctions?_Who_will_decide_on_the_tests_that_define_a_function?_Who_will_decide_on_which_implementations_should_be_attached_to_a_given_function?" data-mw-thread-id="h-Who_will_decide_which_functions_are_suitable_for_Wikifunctions?_Who_will_decide"><span id="Who_will_decide_which_functions_are_suitable_for_Wikifunctions.3F_Who_will_decide_on_the_tests_that_define_a_function.3F_Who_will_decide_on_which_implementations_should_be_attached_to_a_given_function.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Who_will_decide_which_functions_are_suitable_for_Wikifunctions?_Who_will_decide"></span>Who will decide which functions are suitable for Wikifunctions? Who will decide on the tests that define a function? Who will decide on which implementations should be attached to a given function?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Who_will_decide_which_functions_are_suitable_for_Wikifunctions?_Who_will_decide"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abstract_Wikipedia/FAQ&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Who will decide which functions are suitable for Wikifunctions? Who will decide on the tests that define a function? Who will decide on which implementations should be attached to a given function?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The answer for all of these is that this will be up to the community, to decide on the scope of the project, and the appropriate processes for when to connect and disconnect an implementation or a tester. The team will implement rights that control who can connect implementations and testers to functions, and who can create new types. 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