Archive:Press releases/2009

Wikimedia Foundation announces important licensing change for Wikipedia and its sister projects

21 May 2009 Adoption of Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License will support greater interoperability and re-usability of Wikimedia content. The current GNU Free Documentation License will continue to be supported.

Orange forms world’s first mobile and internet partnership with the Wikimedia Foundation

22 April 2009 Orange and the Wikimedia Foundation announced a wide-ranging strategic partnership designed to mutually benefit each organization’s users by extending the way people can access free knowledge.

Roger McNamee to Become Wikimedia Advisor

13 January 2009 Media and entertainment investment pioneer joins non-profit's Advisory Board.

Wikipedia fundraising campaign surpasses $6 million USD goal

2 January 2009 Over 125,000 donors worldwide show their support for the non-profit encyclopedia.