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Regardless of the draft law, why not just sync the data locally via P2P anyway? They already have apps. We all used to use offline encyclopedias in the '90s. T
by hammyhavoc 4y ago
Regardless of the draft law, why not just sync the data locally via P2P anyway? They already have apps. We all used to use offline encyclopedias in the '90s.
The entirety of Wikipedia's text is only 21.23GB. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia%3ASize_of_Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia%3ASize_of_Wikipedia
Maybe they'd need to raise less in donations if people kept a copy locally or it shipped on their device in the first place?
- wrycoder 4y agoIt appears that it’s a thousand times larger, if one includes the media.
- hammyhavoc 4y agoI did state "text", which is the thing that carries the bulk of the knowledge, diagrams notwithstanding. In most cases, the media isn't adding much value. Do I need to see half a dozen photos of a public figure just because I want to see their filmography? Nope. That's a management issue. Equally, why can't the media be fetched on-demand P2P? It seems absurd that people commonly use apps for everything but Wikipedia. Only 50m downloads on Play Store.
- sterlind 4y agoPhotos of famous landmarks, planets, equipment, animals, anatomy, artifacts? Maps? I wish Wikipedia had more media, not less.
- hammyhavoc 4y agoSo, why couldn't it be delivered P2P on-demand if the rest of it was?
- sterlind 4y agoI'm sure it could, I was just taking issue with your dismissal of non-text media.