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Veteran country music singer Willie Nelson is always up to something new. Read our Willie Watch column to keep up.
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Wikipedia to offer free software for community websites

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Wikipedia has built its success on user generated content
Wikipedia has built its success on user generated content

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By Urban Cowgirl

Friday, 8 December, 2006

The founder of online encyclopaedia Wikipedia is launching a service offering free tools for people who want to build community websites.

Jimmy Wales has said his company Wikia.com will offer software, storage and network access and that website creators can keep advertising revenue.

Sites built with Wikia tools must provide a link to the company, which itself earns money from adverts.

It is open-source software and open content," Mr Wales told the Reuters news agency.

"We will be providing the computer hosting for free, and the publisher can keep the advertising revenue."

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