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"One day I'll be more proud of Wikipedia than my kids"

Agronomist said hubbie was jealous of the Wiki
By INQUIRER staff
Mon Jul 09 2007, 09:45
AN INTERVIEW with Florence Devouard, chairwoman of the Wikipedia Foundation, underlines the grip the encyclopedia has on its devotees.

Devouard told the Sunday Times magazine that her husband, Bertrand, was jealous of her unpaid interest in Wikipedia, but he's proud of her now.

Florence said: "It's possible one day I'll be more proud of Wikipedia than of the kids. Wikipedia's become a kind of child to me too."

Devouard's profile on Wikipedia is here. The interview with her in the Sunday Times is here. µ

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