Musk recently stated on social media platforms that he is willing to donate US$1 billion to Wikipedia if it is willing to change its name to "Dickipedia" (Wikipedia => Dickipedia).
The background of the incident is that the Wikimedia Foundation (Wikimedia Foundation) is currently seeking large amounts of financial support. Musk posted a joke upon seeing this. He questioned the necessity of such financial support and said that the entire text of Wikipedia can be easily installed on a mobile phone. .
What Musk calls "putting the entire text of Wikipedia on your phone" can be achieved through the multimedia offline reader Kiwix.
Kiwix is a non-profit organization founded more than 10 years ago. Its product Kiwix can compress any website (even large websites like Wikipedia, Project Gutenberg or Stack Exchange) into a unique content package (.zim file). The zim file size is very small. Small and can be stored on the user's phone, computer, or on a small, inexpensive Hotspot.
Kiwix is like a regular browser and supports reading these local copies. People without or with limited access to the internet can enjoy the same browsing experience as anyone else. Kiwix software and its content are completely open source and free to use and share.
Musk's move prompted many questions about the use of the funds requested by the Wikimedia Foundation. The organization later came forward to explain, saying that the Wikipedia platform handles more than 25 billion page views per month and manages more than 44 million page edits per month.
These staggering figures reflect the substantial operational costs required to maintain a vast database of free information. In addition, the foundation maintains transparency by hiring third-party financial auditors, whose reports are available for public review, ensuring accountability of its financial practices.
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