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|wikinode URL    = https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wiki_Node/de
|wikinode URL    = https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wiki_Node/de
|status          = Vibrant
|status          = Vibrant
|language        = English
|language        = Multilingual
|editmode        = OpenEdit
|editmode        = OpenEdit
|engine          = MediaWiki
|engine          = MediaWiki
|license          = MultiLicense
|license          = MultiLicense
|maintopic        = MediaWiki
|maintopic        = MediaWiki
|backupurl        = <!--backup file URL, found at '/Special:Statistics' on Wikia & other MediaWiki sites-->
|backupurl        = http://dumps.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/
|backupdate      = 2012-MM-DD <!--ISO date of backup URL, if unknown, type 'unknown date'-->
}}
}}
'''MediaWiki.org''' is the official [[wiki]] site for the 'MediaWiki' [[:Category:Wiki Engine|wiki engine]] {{tag|software}} (and nothing else related to MediaWiki or WMF).
'''MediaWiki.org''' is the official [[wiki]] site for the 'MediaWiki' [[:Category:Wiki Engine|wiki engine]] {{tag|software}} and associated add-ons, called '[[mw:Category:Extensions|Extensions]]' — and nothing else related to MediaWiki or {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF).


MediaWiki.org provides some {{tag|documentation}}, and surrounding {{tag|information}}, but in fact this [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] is relatively new, and most of the {{tag|Software development|development}} and user support information can be found at [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]] (a much older site).  This is a slightly confusing situation, which hopefully will be tidied up a bit at some point.  Both sites are run by the '[[:Category:Nonprofit|not-for-profit]]' {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF) who oversee {{tag|MediaWiki}} development, and who also own and run the {{tag|Wikipedia}} empire and all its sister projects.
The MediaWiki.org [[WhatIsWiki|wiki]] now provides all {{tag|documentation}}, technical support, and surrounding {{tag|information}} for the MediaWiki software.  Historically, before the MediaWiki.org wiki was created, most of the {{tag|Software development|development}} and user support information was to be found at [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]] (an older site, which deals with [[:Category:Meta|meta]] subjects relating to all WMF projects and wikis).  The slightly newer MediaWiki.org wiki became the sole place for development, support and documentation of the MediaWiki software, and much of the earlier sofware-specific content originally created on the Wikimedia Meta-Wiki has now been moved across to the MediaWiki.org wiki.


Textual content of the MediaWiki.org wiki is released under a {{tag|Wiki MultiLicense|dual license}}:  the {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License}} (CC-BY-SA 3.0) <i>and</i> the {{tag|Wiki GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License}} (GFDL);[https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use] whereas the actual MediaWiki software is released for [[:Category:Free software|free]] under version 2 of the [[:Category:GNU General Public License|GNU General Public License]] (GPL v2).
Both sites are run by the '[[:Category:Nonprofit|not-for-profit]]' Wikimedia Foundation (WMF) who oversee {{tag|MediaWiki}} development, and who also own and run the {{tag|Wikipedia}} empire and all its sister projects.  MediaWiki.org wiki is an extremely active and dedicated community; its members include software developers (for both the core MediaWiki software, and the many add-on [[mw:Category:All extensions|Extensions]]), editors of other WMF wikis, and owners/[[sysop]]s of other independent wikis which also use the MediaWiki software.  Major portions of the MediaWiki.org wiki are {{tag|Wiki Multilingual|multilingual}}, but the primary working language is {{tag|Wiki English|English}}.
 
Textual content of the MediaWiki.org wiki is released under a {{tag|Wiki MultiLicense|dual license}}:  the {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License}} (CC-BY-SA 3.0) ''and'' the {{tag|Wiki GNU Free Documentation License|GNU Free Documentation License}} (GFDL).[https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use] However, the actual MediaWiki ''software'' is released for [[:Category:Free software|free]] under version 2 of the [[:Category:GNU General Public License|GNU General Public License]] (GPL v2), whereas the many related add-on extensions may be released under the GPL or any other license which their original developer deemed fit.
{{Size <!--see Template:Size for full detail-->
{{Size <!--see Template:Size for full detail-->
|pages= 10469<!--type the plain number of pages - NO thousands separators-->
|pages= 12948<!--type the plain number of pages - NO thousands separators-->
|statistics URL= https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Statistics
|statistics URL= https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Statistics
|wikiFactor= <!--preferred, if unknown leave void, see: Category:wikiFactor-->
|wikiFactor= <!--preferred, if unknown leave void, see: Category:wikiFactor-->
|wikiFactor URL= https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:PopularPages
|wikiFactor URL= https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:PopularPages
}}(As of: 08 May 2013)<!--manually add/amend date when stats are verified and/or updated-->
}}(As of: 06 November 2013)<!--manually add/amend date when stats are verified and/or updated-->
*[[Meta-Wiki:MediaWiki.org|MediaWiki.org]] at [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]]
*[[Meta-Wiki:MediaWiki.org|MediaWiki.org]] at [[Wikimedia Meta-Wiki]]
*[http://stats.wikimedia.org/wikispecial/EN/TablesWikipediaMEDIAWIKI.htm MediaWiki Statistics] — stats.Wikimedia.org at [[Wikimedia Statistics]]
*[http://stats.wikimedia.org/wikispecial/EN/TablesWikipediaMEDIAWIKI.htm MediaWiki Statistics] — stats.Wikimedia.org at [[Wikimedia Statistics]]

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