Hi, If I don't mistaken, the idea is just to have a static version of Wikipedia. Edit will be redirect to the « true » Wikipedia. The problem seem that to be able to have this server we need an official foundation in France (I don't know exactly why). Hope Yann will explain that in better words...
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----- Original Message ----- From: "user_Jamesday" user_Jamesday@myrealbox.com To: wikipedia-l@Wikimedia.org Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 12:57 PM Subject: Re: Re: [Wikipedia-l] Setting a new server in France for frenchwikipedia
Addressing various points:
1. Does the main Wikipedia/Wikimedia foundation really want to be located on French soil and subject to French law with all international funds subject to judgements by French courts? I don't think that's wise unless it can't be avoided.
2. Technically, isn't a caching proxy server a better idea? That way, those in France can avoid the transatlantic round trip time increases but still edit the main wikipedia/Wikimedia databases. (Mav, that's something your test didn't show, unless you were doing it from a French proxy service)
3. Caching proxies seem like a better way to obtain legal isolation, since proxies and caching are fairly widely accepted as being different from the sites they are caching. I assume that the French foundation can be set up as a non-proft dedicated to increasing the responsiveness of the Wikipedia when accessed from within France.
4. This is also a nice model for local caches around the world.
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