Wikipedia set for video explosion? > Wikipedia's decision to increase its server capacity will herald a new era > for the online encyclopaedia. > > According to Sun Microsystems, Wikimedia – the company behind the likes of > Wikipedia, Wikinews, Wikibooks – has bought in a lot of new servers. > > This will bring about the end of a 100 MB upload cap for Wikipedia, > enabling video hosting and better picture support. > > According to > CNet<http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10103177-2.html?tag=newsLatestHeadlinesArea.0>, > this could include picture editing software and allow users to modify images > and see past revisions in the same way as they can the text. > > Wikipedia is one of the most visited internet sites on the globe, boasting > 2.6 million entries in English alone. > > Currently the vast majority of WIkipedia is text based, and thus takes up > very little room in terms of server space - despite its breadth of material. > > However, as media like video becomes more prevalent, the need for storage > capacity rises. But that's progress for you.
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