[Wikipedia-l] Maybe both Larry and Jeremy had the idea?

Wed Apr 20 12:21:23 UTC 2005

It is quite likely that both Larry and Jimmy's employee, Jeremy, both
had the idea of using a wiki for an encyclopedia, isn't it? Both of
them are intelligent people, working in the same environment at the
same point in (IT) history. And after all, once you understand what a
wiki is, it's not really THAT great a leap to make, is it? I clearly
remember sitting on the train one day in early 2002, even before I
knew about wiki-technology. Knowing what was possible with server-side
scripting I "invented" the concept of wiki-technology, and thought of
a use for it - an online database of the cities of the world, where
people from the particular cities could contribute with photos and
text. I still have the longhand notes somewhere, I think. Only a few
months later I discovered wiki-technology and Wikipedia, realising
that I had invented the wheel. Luckily I hadn't spent too much time
trying to figure out how to do it :). I'm sure I'm not the only one.
Most good ideas have already been thought of :).

Cheers, Bjarte Sørensen 
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