Hello.

I'm glad to report MediaWiki won the first prize at les Trophées du Libre ( http://www.tropheesdulibre.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=2 ), a french event geared towards free software, in the category 'special php prize' created just this year.

Many people often forget that, backing Wikimedia Foundation's projects, lies MediaWiki, an amazing piece of software. Today developers's efforts were recognized.

The Trophées du Libre, 2nd edition this year, gathers people from companies, associations, and also administration. Many people from many different backgrounds, working in or with open source software, sharing ideas, concerns (for instance software patents), solutions.

Many thanks and kudos to all developers who make it easy & fun to work on Wikimedia's projects!

Nicolas Weeger