List of forks of Wikipedia
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Due to its use of free content licenses, and a culture which includes a "right to fork", a number of content forks of the open-source encyclopedia Wikipedia have been created.[1][2]
- Citizendium, a 2006 fork of English Wikipedia, founded by Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger, which was unforked in 2007.[3][4]
- Enciclopedia Libre, a 2002 fork of the Spanish Wikipedia created in opposition to perceived plans to add advertising to Wikipedia.[5][6]
- Everipedia, launched as a 2015 fork of English Wikipedia, and later unforked.[7][3]
- Qiuwen Baike, a 2023 fork of the Chinese Wikipedia that aims to be compliant with Chinese government policies.[8]
- Ruwiki (Wikipedia fork), a 2023 fork of the Russian Wikipedia that aims to be compliant with Russian government policies.[9]
- WikiPilipinas, a 2007 fork of a set Philippine-related articles from English Wikipedia
References
[edit]- ^ Lund, Arwid (2017). "3 Wikipedia". Wikipedia, Work and Capitalism. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 49. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ Famiglietti, Andrew (2011). "The Right to Fork: A Historical Survey of De/centraliztion in Wikipedia". In Lovink, Geert; Tkacz, Nathaniel (eds.). Critical point of view: a Wikipedia reader. Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures. pp. 296–308. ISBN 978-90-78146-13-1.
- ^ a b Jankowski, Steve (2 October 2023). "The Wikipedia imaginaire: a new media history beyond Wikipedia.org (2001–2022)". Internet Histories. 7 (4): 333–353. doi:10.1080/24701475.2023.2246261.
- ^ Reagle, Joseph (13 October 2020). "The Many (Reported) Deaths of Wikipedia". In Reagle, Joseph; Koerner, Jackie (eds.). Wikipedia @ 20. MIT Press. pp. 9–20. doi:10.7551/mitpress/12366.003.0004. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ Tkacz, Nathaniel (20 January 2011). "The Spanish Fork: Wikipedia's ad-fuelled mutiny". Wired. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ Tkacz, Nathaniel (2011). "The Politics of Forking Paths". In Lovink, Geert; Tkacz, Nathaniel (eds.). Critical point of view: a Wikipedia reader. Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures. pp. 94–109. ISBN 978-90-78146-13-1.
- ^ Christian, Jon (4 October 2017). "Everipedia is the Wikipedia for being wrong". The Outline. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ Harrison, Stephen (26 October 2021). "Why Wikipedia Banned Several Chinese Admins". Slate. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ Cohen, Noam (12 July 2023). "Russian Wikipedia's Top Editor Leaves to Launch a Putin-Friendly Clone". Bloomberg. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks, Wikipedia's internal list of its Mirrors and forks