On 12/06/2013 11:44 PM, Yuri Astrakhan wrote:I realize this is merely a minor aspect and might trigger a tedious debate, but "Free Wikipedia" is far from ideal. Wikipedia's tagline is "the free encyclopedia", where "free" clearly points to libre, not gratis carrier coverage. By using "free" in a similar context, but entirely different meaning, we undermine this important distinction and create more confusion.
A typical startup page has a custom banner, e.g. "Free Wikipedia
provided by [Company]", and a list of common languages in that
country.
See also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:The_Free_Encyclopedia
-- Tobias
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