[Wikipedia-l] Alan Greenspan needs to learn about Wikipedia

[Brion Vibber]

On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 18:20, Jimmy Wales wrote:
> http://www.federalreserve.gov/BoardDocs/speeches/2003/20030404/default.htm
> >For example, though the set up cost of creating an on-line
> >encyclopedia may be enormous, the cost of reproduction and
> >distribution may be near zero if the means of distribution is the
> >Internet.
> 
> The cost isn't *that* enormous, of course, when a free license
> empowers volunteers.

Depends on whether you count the economic cost of lost office
productivity. ;)

-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)
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