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Later, the working name was changed to "Wikuna Matata", a reference to the phrase "[[wikipedia:hakuna matata|hakuna matata]]", which means "without worries." This was a reference to the fact that users would have more freedom to create pages without needing to worry that they would be deleted. The name "Inclupedia" was chosen in mid-2010. | Later, the working name was changed to "Wikuna Matata", a reference to the phrase "[[wikipedia:hakuna matata|hakuna matata]]", which means "without worries." This was a reference to the fact that users would have more freedom to create pages without needing to worry that they would be deleted. The name "Inclupedia" was chosen in mid-2010. | ||
Inclupedia was in [[wikipedia:development hell|development hell]] from the project's inception until . Vain attempts were made to get [[Wikimedia]] interested by posting the proposal to [[Meta-Wiki]] on 14 July 2010 and to the English Wikipedia idea lab on 26 July 2010.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28idea_lab%29/Archive_2#Inclupedia] Then naive attempts were made to solicit paid developer involvement for ridiculously small sums, by means of [[wikipedia:Open-source bounty|open-source bounties]] that would have been worthy of listing at [http://whartoniteseekscodemonkey.tumblr.com/ Whartonite Seeks Code Monkey], except that they were never brought to WSCM's attention. | Inclupedia was in [[wikipedia:development hell|development hell]] from the project's inception until July 2014. Vain attempts were made to get [[Wikimedia]] interested by posting the proposal to [[Meta-Wiki]] on 14 July 2010 and to the English Wikipedia idea lab on 26 July 2010.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_%28idea_lab%29/Archive_2#Inclupedia] Then naive attempts were made to solicit paid developer involvement for ridiculously small sums, by means of [[wikipedia:Open-source bounty|open-source bounties]] that would have been worthy of listing at [http://whartoniteseekscodemonkey.tumblr.com/ Whartonite Seeks Code Monkey], except that they were never brought to WSCM's attention. | ||
Next, legal problems delayed Inclupedia's progress from 11 December 2008 to 9 February 2010. Development began on MirrorTools on 8 July 2010. Legal problems again delayed Inclupedia development from 11 August 2010 to 12 June 2012. Development resumed on 29 August 2012, but then legal problems delayed Inclupedia development from 3 December 2012 to 2 October 2013. Attorney Brooke Sealy Rupert had noted, "Mr. Larson has worked on pursuing his dream of creating a general purpose, collaborative research website, Inclupedia, that does not have the content restrictions of other similar sites. The proposal has generated some interest, and Mr. Larson has supporters willing to work with him on the software production necessary for the project."[http://nathania.org/w/images/0/08/Nathan_Larson_1-10-cr-00249-GBL_Document_48.pdf] Larson himself told the court, "I've been making progress. I've been developing code, gaining confidence at | Next, legal problems delayed Inclupedia's progress from 11 December 2008 to 9 February 2010. Development began on MirrorTools on 8 July 2010. Legal problems again delayed Inclupedia development from 11 August 2010 to 12 June 2012. Development resumed on 29 August 2012, but then legal problems delayed Inclupedia development from 3 December 2012 to 2 October 2013. Attorney Brooke Sealy Rupert had noted, "Mr. Larson has worked on pursuing his dream of creating a general purpose, collaborative research website, Inclupedia, that does not have the content restrictions of other similar sites. The proposal has generated some interest, and Mr. Larson has supporters willing to work with him on the software production necessary for the project."[http://nathania.org/w/images/0/08/Nathan_Larson_1-10-cr-00249-GBL_Document_48.pdf] Larson himself told the court, "I've been making progress. I've been developing code, gaining confidence at | ||