was a Spanish-language wiki-based online encyclopedia that started as a fork of the Spanish Wikipedia, released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0 and using the same MediaWiki software.
To encourage intellectual freedom, Enciclopedia Libre allowed for a wider range of writing styles and content types. For instance, writers could reflect on philosophical questions, express personal interpretations of cultural issues, or present contrasting viewpoints on controversial subjects.
History
The was founded by contributors to the Spanish Wikipedia who decided to start an independent project. Led by Edgar Enyedy, they left Wikipedia on 26 February 2002, and created the new website, provided by the University of Seville for free, with the freely licensed articles of the Spanish Wikipedia. Key issues included concerns about censorship and the possibility of advertising on Wikipedia. Edgar Enyedy stated the main reasons for splitting at that time as: By late 2024 the site had ceased operations altogether.
See also
- Susning.nu – former Swedish wiki
- Baidu Baike – Chinese wiki
- List of online encyclopedias
Notes
References
External links
- Old website
- EL Taller — fork of Enciclopedia Libre
- Alvarez, Carlos "Enciclopedias en Internet". El País. 29 December 2005.
- Scribd. (n.d.). Softwarelibre - Libro de Wikipedia. Scribd. https://www.scribd.com/document/43685421/Softwarelibre-libro-de-Wikipedia?%5C