-2006-04-05
-
-For system requirements, installation and upgrade details, see the files RELEASE-NOTES,
-INSTALL, and UPGRADE.
-
== MediaWiki ==
-MediaWiki is the software used for Wikipedia [http://www.wikipedia.org/] and the
-other Wikimedia Foundation websites. Compared to other wikis, it has an
-excellent range of features and support for high-traffic websites using
-multiple servers (Wikimedia sites peak in the 5000+ requests per second range
-as of November 2005).
-
-While quite usable on smaller sites, you may find you have to "roll your own"
-local documentation, and some aspects of configuration may seem overcomplicated
-because MediaWiki is primarily targeted as an in-house tool.
-
-The MediaWiki software was written by:
-* Lee Daniel Crocker
-* Magnus Manske
-* Jan Hidders
-* Brion Vibber
-* Axel Boldt
-* Geoffrey T. Dairiki
-* Tomasz Wegrzanowski
-* Erik Moeller
-* Tim Starling
-* Gabriel Wicke
-* Ashar Voultoiz
-* Evan Prodromou
-* Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
-* Niklas Laxström
-* Domas Mituzas
-* Rob Church
-* Jens Frank
-* Several others
-
-The contributors hold the copyright to this work, and it is licensed
-under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later[1]
-(see http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl.html). Derivative works and later
-versions of the code must be free software licensed under the same
-terms. This includes "extensions" that use MediaWiki functions or
-variables; see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLAndPlugins
-for details.
-
-The Wikimedia Foundation currently has no legal rights to the software.
-
-[1] Sections of code written exclusively by Lee Crocker or Erik Moeller are
-also released into the public domain, which does not impair the obligations of
-users under the GPL for use of the whole code or other sections thereof.
-
-[2] MediaWiki makes use of the Sajax Toolkit by modernmethod,
- http://www.modernmethod.com/sajax/
- which has the following license:
-
- 'This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution
- License. To view a copy of this license, visit
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ or send a letter
- to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way,
- Stanford, California 94305, USA.'
-
-Many thanks to the Wikimedia regulars for testing and suggestions.
-
-The official website for mediawiki is located at:
-
- http://www.mediawiki.org/
-
-The code is currently maintained in a Subversion repository
-at svn.wikimedia.org. See http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Subversion
-for details.
-
-Please report bugs and make feature requests in our Bugzilla system:
-
- http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/
-
-Documentation and discussion on new features may be found at:
-
- http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:FAQ
- http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
- http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Development
-
-Extensions are listed at:
-
- http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:MediaWiki_extensions
-
-If you are setting up your own wiki based on this software, it is highly
-recommended that you subscribe to mediawiki-announce:
-
- http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce
-
-The mailing list is very low volume, and is intended primarily for
-announcements of new versions, bug fixes, and security issues.
-
-A higher volume support mailing list can be found at:
-
- http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
-
-Developer discussion takes place at:
-
- http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
-
-There is also a development and support channel #mediawiki on
-irc.freenode.net, and an unoffical support forum at www.mwusers.com.
+MediaWiki is a free and open-source wiki software package written in PHP. It
+serves as the platform for Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects, used
+by hundreds of millions of people each month. MediaWiki is localised in over
+350 languages and its reliability and robust feature set have earned it a large
+and vibrant community of third-party users and developers.
+
+MediaWiki is:
+
+* feature-rich and extensible, both on-wiki and with hundreds of extensions;
+* scalable and suitable for both small and large sites;
+* simple to install, working on most hardware/software combinations; and
+* available in your language.
+
+For system requirements, installation, and upgrade details, see the files
+RELEASE-NOTES, INSTALL, and UPGRADE.
+
+* Ready to get started?
+** https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Download
+* Looking for the technical manual?
+** https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Contents
+* Seeking help from a person?
+** https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Communication
+* Looking to file a bug report or a feature request?
+** https://bugs.mediawiki.org/
+* Interested in helping out?
+** https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/How_to_contribute
+
+MediaWiki is the result of global collaboration and cooperation. The CREDITS
+file lists technical contributors to the project. The COPYING file explains
+MediaWiki's copyright and license (GNU General Public License, version 2 or
+later). Many thanks to the Wikimedia community for testing and suggestions.
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