Mini Q & A กับ Jimmy Wales

ผมไล่หาเอกสารงาน ICT Forum ไม่ได้สักอันแต่ีถามตอบสั้นๆ จาก Wired Blog Network เกี่ยวกับโครงการ search engine ที่ ทีมงาน wikipedia จะจัดทำขึ้น คาดว่าคงได้ใช้กับประมาณเดือนหน้า หรือต้นปี Jimmy Wales ตอบคำถาม ผู้สัมภาษณ์ขณะที่อยู่ที่ประเทศไทย เมื่อวันที่ 16 พฤศจิกายน 2550 มีดังนี้

EPICENTER: So, what's with the Facebookish layout?
Jimmy Wales: Well, you know, it's just a familiar format for anyone that's doing social stuff. That will probably change before launch. 

E: Is this really supposed to be a Facebook/Google-killer?
JW: I have no idea, honestly. We're just having fun right now. The main thing is we're looking to see if we can create free open software that allows people to do better quality searches.

E: What would you say is the difference between Google's penchant towards secrecy and your project?
JW: The basic concept is this: In the same way [Wikipedia] has an open public process for editorial control, we want to bring that same philosophy to the editorial process behind search.

E: Open platforms seem to be a trend as of late, what's your take as you go into this?
JW: I think the real question is whether open is a buzzword, or is it really about free licensing. Is it open in terms of having that free license and giving people access, or is it more a question of, you know, "we'll just show [users] the API."

E: Any thoughts on other human-based search sites, like Mahalo?
JW: For me it's all about open source software. If it's not licensed then it's basically a web-based directory. We're using a broad public-based movement for this project, and that really calls for free licensing.

E: What's the ballpark for your release date?
JW: We're still thinking late December, but it's software. You know how that goes.

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