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		bawolff 46 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Package managers keep using Git as a database, it ... > Wikipedia does use Wikipedia, a privately owned organization The Wikimedia organization does not actually own wikipedia. They do not control editorial policy nor own the copyright of any of the contents. They do not pay any of the editors.

dahart 46 days ago [–]

They do own the servers. The rest of your comment is what demonstrates why Wikipedia counts as “commons”. Much of the same can be said for GitHub too.

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