Wikipedia -- on and offline
Jimmy Wales, Berkman fellow and the founder of Wikipedia, announced earlier this week that "Wikipedia may soon be available in print for readers in the developing world." Started in 2001, Wikipedia is the world's largest encyclopedia, which also happens to be free. The online encyclopedia is maintained by people around the world who have an interest in sharing and making available knowledge for free. Making sure that everyone, not just those with Internet access, has access to this public good is Wikipedia's goal.
Jimmy Wales, as quoted from Reuters: "I have always liked the idea of going to print because a big part of what we are about is to disseminate knowledge throughout the world and not just to people who have broadband," Wales said by telephone from St. Petersburg, Florida. Issues like funding, distribution and topics were still being discussed but a first printed work could be ready from mid-2006, he added.
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Jimmy Wales, as quoted from Reuters: "I have always liked the idea of going to print because a big part of what we are about is to disseminate knowledge throughout the world and not just to people who have broadband," Wales said by telephone from St. Petersburg, Florida. Issues like funding, distribution and topics were still being discussed but a first printed work could be ready from mid-2006, he added.
To read more, please visit CNN.