From 9e90ac62ff08fb0be189601bfde0ea2c8f51451c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?utf8?q?=C3=86var=20Arnfj=C3=B6r=C3=B0=20Bjarmason?= Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 12:52:04 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] * Wikipedia peaks at +2500 as of 2005-05 => Wikimedia peaks at +5000 as of 2005-11 * Under the GPL-2 => Under the GPL-2 or later * Made a note of the fact that extensions which use the MediaWiki code also have to be under the same license terms as the main code * Copyright may be assigned to the foundation at a later date => [...] at a later date by individual contributors --- README | 19 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 8883efcd08..32e224aaf8 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ 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 (Wikipedia peaks in the 2500+ requests per second range -as of June 2005). +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 @@ -35,13 +35,14 @@ The MediaWiki software was written by: * Several others These developers hold the copyright to this work, and it is licensed under the -terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 (see -http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl.html). Derivative works and later versions of -the code will also be considered free software licensed under the same terms. - -The newly-founded Wikimedia Foundation currently has no legal rights to the -software, although copyright may be assigned to it at a later date. Wikimedia -has not funded any of the development work. +terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later (see +http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl.html). Derivative works, including +"extensions" which use the MediaWiki code) and later versions of the code +will also be considered free software licensed under the same terms. + +The Wikimedia Foundation currently has no legal rights to the software, +although copyright may be assigned to it by individual contributors at a later +date. Wikimedia has not funded any of the development work. 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 -- 2.20.1