Wikipedia:Merchandise
Selling merchandise supports the Wikimedia Foundation, and is a supplement to donations. Available merchandise related to Wikipedia (and other Wikimedia projects) include articles of clothing and other miscellanea with Wikimedia logos and related motifs on them, CDs/DVDs with selected Wikipedia content, entire Wikipedia database for download and individual prints of images from the project:
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[edit] Gift shop
Wikipedia itself has no actual "gift shop" equivalent, but merchandise with Wikimedia (including Wikipedia) logos or other related motifs can be purchased online at a variety of venues. The designs for many of the articles of clothing that are available were pre-decided here on Meta. Items such as caps, t-shirts, sweatshirts and other miscellanea such as buttons and mouse pads have been designed. In addition, merchandise for almost all of the projects is available.
CafePress.com is the site chosen to feature the merchandise designed by Wikimedians. All proceeds from items sold there go to the Foundation.
Main pages for discussing available products in CafePress.com is found at Meta:Store.
[edit] Wikipedia on CD/DVD
There is a series of CDs/DVDs with selected Wikipedia content being produced by Wikipedians and SOS Children. The latest version can be browsed at http://schools-wikipedia.org and downloaded at http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/2008-wikipedia-for-schools.htm
[edit] Downloading Wikipedia
Downloading content from Wikipedia is free of charge. All text content is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). Images and other files are available under different terms, as detailed on their description pages. For our advice about complying with these licenses, see Wikipedia:Copyrights.
Latest editions of Wikipedia may, if working, be found at: http://download.wikimedia.org/enwiki/latest/
The most commonly downloaded version is the one with article texts of current revisions only (no talk or user pages):
- pages-articles.xml.bz2 (Size: 4.8 Gigabyte as of June 2009)
This file can be browsed offline using various (copyleft) "dump readers" (see Meta:Data dumps#Tools).
[edit] Prints or posters from Wikipedia articles
Books of Wikipedia content can be created in PDF or OpenDocument formats, or ordered for printing on the PediaPress website.
Furthermore, all approved images in Wikipedia may be printed. There are a vast number of services that offer poster printing on demand and may provide large posters, or with other desired features.
