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| name = Gollum browser |
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| caption = Screenshot of Gollum displaying the main page of the [[English Wikipedia]] (using [[Mozilla Firefox]] on [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]]) |
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| author = Harald Hanek<ref name="zdnet">{{Cite web|url=http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5975227.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20051201042644/http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5975227.html|archivedate=1 December 2005|first=Alorie|last=Gilbert|publisher=[[ZDNet]]|date=29 November 2005|title=Web tool puts new face on Wikipedia|deadurl=yes}}</ref> |
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| programming language = [[PHP]] |
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| website = [http://gollum.easycp.de/en/ gollum.easycp.de/en/] |
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'''Gollum browser''' is a [[web application]] designed to browse [[Wikipedia]] in an easier way than directly using the [[web browser]]. [[hyperlink|Link]]s external to Wikipedia are opened in the user's regular browser. Gollum is opened from a regular browser and makes a window that puts the Wikipedia search bar on the toolbar.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wayner|first=Peter|title=Top 10 specialty Web browsers you may have missed|url=http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/top-10-specialty-web-browsers-you-may-have-missed-026?page=0,7|publisher=[[InfoWorld]]|accessdate=28 October 2010|page=7|date=19 October 2010}}</ref> Gollum was created by [[Harald Hanek]] in 2005 using [[PHP]] and [[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]]. According to one blogger, Gollum provides a way to bypass [[censorship of Wikipedia]] in China.<ref>[http://www.danwei.org/internet/the_nanny_changes_her_mind_wik.php The Nanny changes her mind: Wikipedia blocked again]</ref> |
'''Gollum browser''' is a [[web application]] designed to browse [[Wikipedia]] in an easier way than directly using the [[web browser]]. [[hyperlink|Link]]s external to Wikipedia are opened in the user's regular browser. Gollum is opened from a regular browser and makes a window that puts the Wikipedia search bar on the toolbar.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wayner|first=Peter|title=Top 10 specialty Web browsers you may have missed|url=http://www.infoworld.com/d/applications/top-10-specialty-web-browsers-you-may-have-missed-026?page=0,7|publisher=[[InfoWorld]]|accessdate=28 October 2010|page=7|date=19 October 2010}}</ref> Gollum was created by [[Harald Hanek]] in 2005 using [[PHP]] and [[Ajax (programming)|Ajax]].<ref name="zdnet" /> According to one blogger, Gollum provides a way to bypass [[censorship of Wikipedia]] in China.<ref>[http://www.danwei.org/internet/the_nanny_changes_her_mind_wik.php The Nanny changes her mind: Wikipedia blocked again]</ref> |
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* [http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5975227.html ZDNet News, 29th Nov 2005 "Web tool puts new face on Wikipedia"] |
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Revision as of 00:29, 13 May 2012
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 Screenshot of Gollum displaying the main page of the English Wikipedia (using Mozilla Firefox on Ubuntu) | |
| Original author(s) | Harald Hanek[1] |
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| Initial release | 2005 |
| Written in | PHP[1] |
| Platform | Web browser |
| Available in | 32 languages |
| Type | web application |
| Website | gollum.easycp.de/en/ |
Gollum browser is a web application designed to browse Wikipedia in an easier way than directly using the web browser. Links external to Wikipedia are opened in the user's regular browser. Gollum is opened from a regular browser and makes a window that puts the Wikipedia search bar on the toolbar.[2] Gollum was created by Harald Hanek in 2005 using PHP and Ajax.[1] According to one blogger, Gollum provides a way to bypass censorship of Wikipedia in China.[3]
Languages
Though the website is available only in English and German, Gollum's GUI is available in more than 32 languages[4] and can browse nearly 50 Wikipedia editions.
Gollum's GUI
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Browsable Wikipedia editions
See also
References
- ^ a b c Gilbert, Alorie (29 November 2005). "Web tool puts new face on Wikipedia". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 1 December 2005.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Wayner, Peter (19 October 2010). "Top 10 specialty Web browsers you may have missed". InfoWorld. p. 7. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ The Nanny changes her mind: Wikipedia blocked again
- ^ http://gollum.easycp.de/en/0,1,00.html
External links
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