[Foundation-l] One Wikipedia Per Person (regarding the distribution of and the ability to read Wikipedia)

Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton at gmail.com
Sun May 31 22:05:04 UTC 2009


2009/5/31 Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net>:
> Assuming that I were somewhere in rural Africa, and perfectly
> functioning hardware with Wikipedia software loaded in dropped in front
> of me from the sky like a magic Coke bottle from the Gods, how much
> would I then be able to use that gift to get a better yield from my
> little patch of  poor farm-land?

Wikipedia could be *part* of a solution, it's never going to be a
solution on its own. Wikipedia could be useful as part of an education
system, but it can't be the whole thing.



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