themselves.
a static version on CD, a preliminary version of which was released earlier this month.
internet access.
Success with the CD could ultimately lead to Wikipedia in book or other forms.
"Plenty of people do not have onternet access. They have a computer and no internet, or just a slow internet connection," said Martin A.
Walker, the Wikipedia volunteer who helped coordinate the project. "There are many times when you may be offline anyway. You may be at a camp or something like that.
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Project reports that 36 per cent of U.S. adult internet users have consulted Wikipedia - 8 per cent on any given day.
The higher among college graduates and younger internet users.
With Wikipedia, anyone may add, edit or even delete entries regardless of expertise. Although that has led to pranks when hit dealing with controversial topics like abortion, the site's dynamic nature allows volunteers to quickly step in with fixes.
Since its founding in 2001, the reference has grown to more than 1.7 million articles in the English language alone.
articles, with a heavy emphasis on geography, literature and other controversial subjects might.
topics," said Walker, a chemistry professor at the State University of New York at Potsdam. "This is a CD that is going to be around for a year or two."
The CD strives to be of higher quality than the online version, Walker said.
He said volunteers have been scanning entries for foul language and other signs of vandalism, although they didn't have version.
any given moment.
Wikipedia because entries aren't necessarily vetted by experts.
project's Web site, wikipediaondvd.com.
Despite the site's name, Walker insisted the contents must fit on a CD, noting that many home computers do not yet have DVD players.
The CD works with Windows 98 and later, Mac OS X running on Intel-based Mac computers and Linux x86 systems.
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