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Fediverse is a portmanteau of "federation" and "universe".

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[–] vis4valentine@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

btw is this compatible with Markdown or WikiText?

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[–] humanetech@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago

Adding reference to HN submission of this article. Discussion thus far has 233 comments.

[–] csm10495@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago

Why not just build a wikipedia mirror?

All the data is available for free via download, torrent, etc.

Idk I have no complaints about wikipedia to lead me to look for a federated alternative.

[–] liaizon@social.wake.st 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

One of the main devs of Lemmy (@nutomic) just announced a federated wiki project called Ibis

https://ibis.wiki
#fediverse

[–] jeena@toot.jeena.net 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

@liaizon @nutomic oh no, I didn't realize that was one of the Lemmy guys. I guess that means that Lemmy development will slow down.

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[–] justinas@soc.dudenas.lt 2 points 8 months ago

"Instead of individual, centralized websites there will be an interconnected network of encyclopedias. This means the same topic can be treated in completely different ways."

Yay, now we'll have a new wikipedia which will also present russian take on Ukraine invasion, Chinese take on Tianmen massacre and a flat-earthers corner for their "truth". I think internet already covers that..

@nutomic @liaizon

[–] lemmyreader@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago

That looks like big news. Exciting! 🎉

[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

The majestic bin chicken reaching new heights.

All the best with the project!

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