Wikipediaが閉鎖するとかしないとか
Wikipediaは現在350台のサーバーで運用しているが，運用コストが500万ドル程度要するが，現在は寄付金（Wikimedia Fundraising C.O.R.E. ）が100万ドルちょっとしか集まっていない。
http://zen.seesaa.net/article/33407146.html
をみてそんなにお金がたりないのかなあと思っていたら，元記事を辿ると，
Update:
Seth Finkelstein says a hard look at Wikipedia’s numbers suggests that the comments by Ms. Devouard are an exaggeration.
http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2007/02/10/is-wikipedia-really-in-danger/
となってて，そのリンクを辿るとwikipedia自身の会計報告みたいなところを引用している．
Assuming the quote is accurate, those figures sound like at best, she's talking about something else, given the numbers reported here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2006-12-11/Financial_audit
"The audit also found that the Foundation raised nearly $1.3 million through contributions in 2006, an increase from the $300,000 raised in 2005 and the $70,000 raised in 2004. Despite the increasing income, expenses also jumped markedly: internet hosting costs rose from $40,000 in 2005 to nearly $200,000 in 2006, and operating costs increased by almost three times from 2005 to 2006. Depreciation of computer software and equipment cost the Foundation nearly $150,000 in 2006. The auditors also noted that this equipment is currently being depreciated based on a 5-year useful life, and recommended that this be changed to a more standard 3-year period. Since expenses overall were less than the income, the Foundation increased its total assets each fiscal year, going from about $300,000 in 2005 to $1,000,000 in 2006."
http://sethf.com/infothought/blog/archives/001144.html
この文章じゃちょっと分かりにくいのでpdfの方をみてみると2006年度の収入が150万ドルぐらいで支出が80万ドルぐらい．今年500万ドルかかるという根拠がよくわからないといったところだろうか．
まあ，しばらくは大丈夫そうな気がする．
