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Knowledge belongs to all of us

The Wikimedia Foundation takes knowledge seriously, and that means that Wikipedia as a truly global project written and curated by people from all around the world is fundamental.

This is Wikipedia. These servers give Wikipedia to the world. Nearly half a billion people use them every single month. Every kilowatt, hard drive and cable comes from your donation. Wikipedia is funded entirely by donations. Think about that for a second. That means these computers serve the common interest. Wikipedia circulates millions of pages of knowledge that anyone can add to in almost any language and it's all open-source. Wikipedia is free to read, to share, and to remix. After all, what else should we do with this awesome equipment? This is Wikipedia

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