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==Projects== | ==Projects== | ||
The Wikimedia Foundation maintains different projects including:<ref>[http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home Projects of the Wikimedia Foundation]</ref> | The Wikimedia Foundation maintains different projects including:<ref>[http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Home Projects of the Wikimedia Foundation]</ref> | ||
* Wikipedia- is a free encyclopedia developed by volunteer writers worldwide which is available in 273 different languages. This project started on January 2001. At present, Wikipedia has a collection of more than 10 million articles. | * '''Wikipedia'''- is a free encyclopedia developed by volunteer writers worldwide which is available in 273 different languages. This project started on January 2001. At present, Wikipedia has a collection of more than 10 million articles. | ||
* Wikibooks- contains a collection of e-books from textboks, manuals, annotated public domain books and many more.Available in 100 languages, this project was launched on October 2010. | * '''Wikibooks'''- contains a collection of e-books from textboks, manuals, annotated public domain books and many more.Available in 100 languages, this project was launched on October 2010. | ||
* Wikiversity-created on August 15, 2006, this project provides resource materials for all levels.Available in 12 languages and currently it has 30,000 learning materials. | * '''Wikiversity'''-created on August 15, 2006, this project provides resource materials for all levels.Available in 12 languages and currently it has 30,000 learning materials. | ||
* Wiktionary- This project started on December 2002. It contains definition of words available in 150 languages. | * '''Wiktionary'''- This project started on December 2002. It contains definition of words available in 150 languages. | ||
* Wikiquote-initiated on July 2003, this project is a collection of quotes by famous individuals or taken from books, films and other relevant materials. | * '''Wikiquote''-initiated on July 2003, this project is a collection of quotes by famous individuals or taken from books, films and other relevant materials. | ||
* Wikispecies-provides a database of Taxonomy which started in 2010. | * '''Wikispecies'''-provides a database of Taxonomy which started in 2010. | ||
* Wikinews- Implemented in 2004, this project is dedicated in providing news stories in different areas. | * '''Wikinews'''- Implemented in 2004, this project is dedicated in providing news stories in different areas. | ||
* Wikisource-Started in 2003, this project is a multilingual collection of more than 880,000 hypertext sources. | * '''Wikisource'''-Started in 2003, this project is a multilingual collection of more than 880,000 hypertext sources. | ||
* Wikimedia Commons-This project was launched in 2004 and contains a collection of more than five million free multimedia files from photographs, diagrams, maps, videos etc. | * '''Wikimedia Commons'''-This project was launched in 2004 and contains a collection of more than five million free multimedia files from photographs, diagrams, maps, videos etc. | ||
* MediaWiki-is a software used by wikimedia projects and other websites. It was released under a General Public License (GPL). | * '''MediaWiki'''-is a software used by wikimedia projects and other websites. It was released under a General Public License (GPL). | ||
==Board of Trustees== | ==Board of Trustees== | ||