[WikiEN-l] [News Article] Wikipedia set for video explosion?

[K. Peachey]

Wikipedia set for video explosion?

> Wikipedia's decision to increase its server capacity will herald a new era
> for the online encyclopaedia.
>
> According to Sun Microsystems, Wikimedia – the company behind the likes of
> Wikipedia, Wikinews, Wikibooks – has bought in a lot of new servers.
>
> This will bring about the end of a 100 MB upload cap for Wikipedia,
> enabling video hosting and better picture support.
>
> According to CNet<http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10103177-2.html?tag=newsLatestHeadlinesArea.0>,
> this could include picture editing software and allow users to modify images
> and see past revisions in the same way as they can the text.
>
> Wikipedia is one of the most visited internet sites on the globe, boasting
> 2.6 million entries in English alone.
>
> Currently the vast majority of WIkipedia is text based, and thus takes up
> very little room in terms of server space - despite its breadth of material.
>
> However, as media like video becomes more prevalent, the need for storage
> capacity rises. But that's progress for you.

Source:
http://www.neowin.net/news/main/08/11/20/wikipedia-set-for-video-explosion/