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==Description==
==Description==
'''AboutUs''' is a wiki site of {{tag|websites}} that originally, [[:Category:OpenEdit|anyone could edit]].  Previously in Beta, AboutUs encourages people to register with their [[AboutUs:IPreferRealPeople|real names]].  The AboutUs [[wiki]] is powered by the ever-popular {{tag|MediaWiki}} software, and is rendered by a fresh {{tag|custom skin}}.[https://GitHub.com/OSAS/strapping-mediawiki]  In terms of [[:Category:Wiki License|licensing]], all editable content is made available under the terms of {{tag|Wiki Multi-license|two licenses}}: those being the {{tag|Wiki GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License}} (GNU FDL, or more commonly GFDL), and / or the {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0}} (CC-BY-SA 3.0).  However, all non-editable content, together with all content in the 'Learn' section are {{tag|Wiki Site retains copyright|copyright AboutUs}}.  AboutUs point out the importance of [[attribution]] – when re-published, it must include a link back to the original article.[https://AboutUs.com/FinePrint]
'''AboutUs''' is a wiki site of {{tag|websites}} that originally, [[:Category:OpenEdit|anyone could edit]].  Previously in Beta, AboutUs encourages people to register with their [[AboutUs:IPreferRealPeople|real names]].  The AboutUs [[wiki]] is powered by the ever-popular {{tag|MediaWiki}} software, and is rendered by a fresh {{tag|custom skin}}.[https://GitHub.com/OSAS/strapping-mediawiki]  In terms of [[:Category:Wiki license|licensing]], all editable content is made available under the terms of {{tag|Wiki Multi-license|two licenses}}: those being the {{tag|Wiki GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License}} (GNU FDL, or more commonly GFDL), and / or the {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0}} (CC-BY-SA 3.0).  However, all non-editable content, together with all content in the 'Learn' section are {{tag|Wiki Site retains copyright|copyright AboutUs}}.  AboutUs point out the importance of [[attribution]] – when re-published, it must include a link back to the original article.[https://AboutUs.com/FinePrint]


[[Ward Cunningham]] was the chief technology officer at AboutUs from 2009 to 2011.
[[Ward Cunningham]] was the chief technology officer at AboutUs from 2009 to 2011.