Gollum browser

Gollum browser

Infobox Software
name = Gollum browser



caption = Screenshot of Gollum displaying the main page of the English Wikipedia (using Mozilla Firefox on Ubuntu)
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author = Harald Hanek
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released = 2005
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programming language = PHP
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platform = Web browser
language = 32 languages
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genre = web application
website = [http://gollum.easycp.de/en/ gollum.easycp.de/en/]

Gollum Browser is a web application designed to browse Wikipedia in an easier way than using directly 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. Gollum was created by Harald Hanek in 2005 using PHP and Ajax.

According to one blogger, Gollum provides a way for Chinese users to access the English language of Wikipedia when the Chinese government blocks wikipedia.org [ [http://www.danwei.org/internet/the_nanny_changes_her_mind_wik.php The Nanny changes her mind: Wikipedia blocked again] ] .

Languages

Though the website is available only in English and German, Gollum's GUI is available in more than 32 languages and can browse nearly 50 Wikipedia editions.

Gollum's GUI

Browsable Wikipedia editions

References

External links

* [http://gollum.easycp.de/en/ Gollum, the Wikipedia Browser]
* [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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