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Octicon image licenses
[edit]I see the page here recommends using [[File:Octicons-sync.svg|12px|link=|class=skin-invert]] and [[File:Octicons-tools.svg|15px|link=|class=skin-invert]] as icons, suppressing the links to the file description pages. However, on Commons these images are labelled as being MIT licensed, and the metadata on c:Template:MIT indicates that licensing and attribution are required (presumably because the license states The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software). We normally accomplish this by having the image linked to its file description page (e.g. en:MOS:PDI says It is Wikipedia's policy to link those images for attribution). Is there a reason that it's ok to suppress that link for these uses? Anomie (talk) 15:57, 14 October 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks for the note. That's frustrating that nobody noticed until now. I'll replace the suggested icons with CC-0/PD icons. Quiddity (WMF) (talk) 18:38, 14 October 2025 (UTC)