Wikipedia!!! a word synonymous with freedom,freedom of knowledge and expression of knowledge.One of the fundamental principles of the Open source movement which aims at making good and effective software free cost to people in all walks of life.But wikipedia cannot actually be categorised under software,the right word to be used here is an “Info-portal” and a free one that anybody with a valid wikipedia account can edit and add more info and articles.It contains articles on almost every topic in a wide range of languages with the total number of articles increasing each and every minute.You can find articles ranging from science to history to mathematics to the laest happenings in almost any field in the world.You name it,it has it.It even has a repository of famous speeches and pictures in addition to the articles in order to be a complete info-portal.Started as a free alternative to commercial encyclopedias like Encarta and Britannica,it has more than lived up to its expectations.With a user base of mammoth proportions it is undoubtedly the most visited online info portal.But on the negative side,freedom to edit also means freedom to launch a hate campaign on any group or an individual.Freedom to edit also lays a question on the credibility of an article in wikipedia.Since the article can also be edited by non professional people,there is always this risk of an erroneous articles.But take no credit from those thousands of dedicated men keeping this massive project alive by their inputs and articles.This project is here to stay and can only get better!!
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