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; [[Press releases/version_5|Wikipedia Version 0.5 Released]] : '''17 Jan. 2007'''. The Wikimedia Foundation announces the release of Wikipedia Version 0.5, a compact disc collection of approximately 2,000 articles from the English Wikipedia. The project paves the way for many such collections, with larger releases planned in a variety of languages.
; [[Press releases/version_5|Wikipedia Version 0.5 Released]] : '''17 Jan. 2007'''. The Wikimedia Foundation announces the release of Wikipedia Version 0.5, a compact disc collection of approximately 2,000 articles from the English Wikipedia. The project paves the way for many such collections, with larger releases planned in a variety of languages.


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Revision as of 09:37, 28 September 2007

Wikipedia Reaches 2 Million Articles
12 Sept. 2007. On September 9, 2007, at 8:21 UTC, the English-language Wikipedia published its two millionth article with the entry "El Hormiguero," about the popular Spanish TV show of the same name. The article was created by registered Wikipedia contributor Zzxc.
New Consultant and Special Advisor to the Wikimedia Board of Trustees
27 June 2007. The Wikimedia Foundation, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual content, is delighted to announce today it has engaged digital media executive Sue Gardner as a consultant and special advisor to the board.
SOS Children UK and the Wikimedia Foundation Launch Wikipedia Selection for Schools
29 May 2007. SOS Children UK and the Wikimedia Foundation have launched the Wikipedia Selection for schools. The Selection DVD has the content of a 15 volume encyclopedia - with 24,000 pictures, 14 million words and articles on 4,625 topics. It includes the best of Wikipedia, and many thousands of pages of extra material specifically selected to be of interest to children aged 8-17 who follow the UK National Curriculum and similar curricula elsewhere in the world.
Wikia, Inc. is not the commercial counterpart to Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation
20 April 2007. Contrary to what some press reports pretend, Wikipedia does not plan to start a search engine, and Wikia, Inc. is not the commercial counterpart to Wikipedia.
Wikimedia creates an Advisory Board
29 Jan. 2007. The Wikimedia Foundation announces the creation of an Advisory Board to the Board of Trustees. Comprised of individuals well known in their respective fields, the new Advisory Board will provide Wikipedia's governing body with their expertise and consultation in several areas, including strategic long term planning. Angela Beesley, former Wikimedia Foundation Board member and co-founder of Wikia, will act as Chair. (Japanese)
Wikipedia Version 0.5 Released
17 Jan. 2007. The Wikimedia Foundation announces the release of Wikipedia Version 0.5, a compact disc collection of approximately 2,000 articles from the English Wikipedia. The project paves the way for many such collections, with larger releases planned in a variety of languages.