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Update README to version from <https://www.mediawiki.org/w/index.php?title=README&oldid=1305801> which was updated to include changes made in git through commitcbc3289. The bug tracker link change from811b2e6was deliberately omitted from the on wiki updates as bugzilla.wikimedia.org is now a redirect to phabricator.wikimedia.org in the same way that bugs.mediawiki.org is and advertising the particular bug tracking software used by the project in the README seems unnecessary. Change-Id: Ia73cc6c2b80e85c47a3023b7aef19a5b54aa47cf
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== MediaWiki ==
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MediaWiki is a free and open-source wiki software package written in PHP. It
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serves as the platform for Wikipedia and the other projects of the Wikimedia
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Foundation, which deliver content in over 280 languages to more than half a
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billion people each month. MediaWiki's reliability and robust feature set have
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earned it a large and vibrant community of third-party users and developers.
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MediaWiki is:
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* feature-rich and extensible, both on-wiki and with hundreds of extensions;
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* scalable and suitable for both small and large sites;
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* simple to install, working on most hardware/software combinations; and
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* available in your language.
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For system requirements, installation, and upgrade details, see the files
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RELEASE-NOTES, INSTALL, and UPGRADE.
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* Ready to get started?
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** https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download
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* Looking for the technical manual?
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** https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Contents
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* Seeking help from a person?
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** https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Communication
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* Looking to file a bug report or a feature request?
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** https://bugs.mediawiki.org/
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* Interested in helping out?
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** https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/How_to_contribute
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MediaWiki is the result of global collaboration and cooperation. The CREDITS
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file lists technical contributors to the project. The COPYING file explains
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MediaWiki's copyright and license (GNU General Public License, version 2 or
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later). Many thanks to the Wikimedia community for testing and suggestions.
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