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[News] Chinese Censors Pardon the 'open-source' Encyclopedia

China uncensors Wikipedia

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| It seems that the site has been unblocked in a number of major cities 
| including the Chinese capital, Beijing. 
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/04/03/china-uncensors-wikipedia

Indonesia has just blocked YouTube though, joining other nations.


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Wikipedia hits 10 million total articles

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| This is the 10 millionth article created on Wikipedia. It is an article about 
| a 16th century goldsmith named Nicholas Hilliard, and was created in the 
| Hungarian version.  
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http://www.news.com/8301-13772_3-9905726-52.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20


Wikimedia Foundation gets $500,000 donation

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| It's been a good week for the coffers of the Wikimedia Foundation.
| 
| On Tuesday, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced it was giving $3 million 
| over three years to the organization that runs Wikipedia. 
| 
| And on Thursday, top-dog venture capitalist Vinod Khosla and his wife, Neeru, 
| said they were going to donate $500,000 to the foundation.  
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http://www.news.com/8301-13772_3-9904771-52.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20


Sloan Foundation gives Wikimedia Foundation $3 million

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| Talk about hot foundation-on-foundation action.
| 
| On Tuesday, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced it was giving the 
| Wikimedia Foundation--which runs Wikipedia--$3 million.  
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http://www.news.com/8301-13772_3-9903050-52.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

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