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What is the name of the project you are researching? Wikipedia

What is the address of its website?

What is the main purpose of the project? To make an online easy access encyclopaedia

If the purpose of the project is to produce software, what license is used to distribute the software? GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL)

When was the project set up? Wikipedia was formally launched on January 15, 2001

Where does the project get its resources? Wikipedia is hosted and funded by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization which also operates Wikipedia- related projects such as Wikibooks. The Wikimedia chapters, local associations of Wikipedia users, also participate in the promotion, the development, and the funding of the project.

Who is the main person or people associated with the project? Its main figures were Jimmy Wales, Bomis CEO, and Larry Sanger, editor-in-chief for Nupedia and later Wikipedia.

What country or countries are the people in? USA

Is the project their full-time job or part- time? Full-time

How did they get involved in the project? They both made it and they also employ others to see what people are putting on there, whether it is correct or not.

Has the project any competitors? None which are as widely known/used or as famous,so,no not really.

What are the project's advantages over its competitors? That it is the most famous and most used

Has the project any weaknesses compared to its competitors? Wikipedia has improved a lot over the years and now probably better than its competitors in everything.

How easy is it to contribute to the project? Very easy, all you need is an account. Does the project web site explain how to take part? Yes, tells you to make an account. Does the project seem welcoming to a newcomer? Same to everyone, but nothing rude or impolite is mentioned to you unless you type it in, so yes.

What is your opinion of the project now you have looked at it in some detail? Still very good!