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C-SPAN Interviews Wikipedia Founder

Posted by Zonk on from the multi-dimensional-knowledge dept.

TrentL writes "Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales (aka Jimbo) was recently interviewed on C-SPAN's primetime program Q&A. Topics included the origins of Wikipedia, governing philosophy, and criticisms from members of the print encyclopedia community." From the article: "I had the idea basically from watching the growth of the free software movement. So all of the software that really runs the Internet, Linux, Apache, the Web serving software, it's all written by volunteers collaboratively working together using free licenses. And it's really good quality stuff."

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  1. Re:The best bit is... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    WOW EPENIS!!

  2. i'm from the philippines... by jaemark · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...so i'm not really particularly familiar with the way C-SPAN anchors conduct their interviews, but wow... reading the transcript, the anchors go off on really weird tangents.

  3. In what other encyclopedia can you ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    see a picture of a woman's asshole and call it research.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Acf283192.jpg

    mmmmmmm, that's good anus!

  4. fuc4er by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    which gathers startling turn rules are This *BSD is dying Yet Too, caN be a according tot[his leaving the play

  5. Re:You heard it here first. by uberchicken · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Actually, it was the Welsh guy's response that made me titter. No disrespect intended to either party; I merely wanted a +5 Funny at someone else's expense.