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| '''Jimmy "Jimbo" Wales''' (born ] ]) is an ] ], most famous for his founding, with ], of ], an ] ] that draws its inspiration from the ] model and uses ] software. He and Larry previously worked on the failed ] encyclopedia project. He also founded the ] ], |
'''Jimmy "Jimbo" Wales''' (born ] ]) is an ] ], most famous for his founding, with ], of ], an ] ] that draws its inspiration from the ] model and uses ] software. He and Larry previously worked on the failed ] encyclopedia project. He also founded the ] ], which makes most of its money through the sale of "]s". | ||
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Jimmy "Jimbo" Wales (born August 8 1966) is an Internet entrepreneur, most famous for his founding, with Larry Sanger, of Misplaced Pages, an open content encyclopedia that draws its inspiration from the open source model and uses wiki software. He and Larry previously worked on the failed Nupedia encyclopedia project. He also founded the website Bomis, which makes most of its money through the sale of "erotic images".
Wales is an admirer of Ayn Rand and a firearms enthusiast.
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