Comment on What is a federated alternative to Wikipedia?
TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 1 month agoIt wouldn’t be controlled by one foundation, so agewalls couldn’t be enforced
Comment on What is a federated alternative to Wikipedia?
TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 1 month agoIt wouldn’t be controlled by one foundation, so agewalls couldn’t be enforced
litchralee@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
As a website or service, sure. But the Wikipedia has been available to download for offline use since basically its inception. This is how users in places with poor internet connections can still benefit from the Wikipedia. Certainly, the idea of distributing Wikipedia on disc is a bit odd.
But whether it be smuggling books across the Iron Curtain, downloading swaths of paywalled scientific papers from an MIT computer, or accessing information about abortion, the pursuit of knowledge is a chiefly human trait and one not easily suppressed. But if all those, the Wikipedia has the best track record for being openly available and free (as in speech, and as in beer).