Sounds a bit strange I know, but if you really want to you can! Since the launch back in 2001 more than 10 million articles (in 253 languages) have been published. 25% of these are written in English.
The content is free and available to anyone under the GNU Free Documentation License . However, this doesn’t mean you can start running your own Wikipedia but you may download and use the information for your own personal/private use.
From time to time the complete database is dumped as static HTML files, the last available release was “dumped” in June earlier this year. You will need something like 7-zip to unpack the files which is available from this location . The English version, a massive 14GB download is found here (at the bottom).
You might ask yourself WHY on earth you would want to download it?! Well, to be honest I really don’t know. But in case you are going somewhere without an Internet connection or similar it could po...
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Introducing andLinuxFrom: blog.evaria.com
Post Date: 2008-03-04 00:52:51
andLinux is a complete Ubuntu Linux system running seamlessly in Windows 2000 based systems (2000, XP, 2003, Vista; 32-bit versions only). This project was started for Dynamism for the GP2X community, but its user base far exceeds its original design. andLinux is free and will remain so, but donations are greatly needed.
andLinux uses coLinux as its core which is confusing for many people. coLinux is a port of the Linux kernel to Windows. Although this technology is a bit like r...
more Acid3: Challenging the Browser MakersFrom: blog.evaria.com
Post Date: 2008-03-06 06:56:21
On March 3rd the Web Standards Project (WaSP) announced the release of Acid3 , the latest in a line of tests designed to expose flaws in the implementation of mature Web standards in Web browsers. By making sure their software adheres to the test, the creators of these products can be more confident that their software will display and function with Web pages correctly both now and with Web pages of the future.
The Acid3 Test is designed to test specifications for Web 2.0, and expose...
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