Encyclopedia/Dictionary for linux

[Conrad Newton]

>From Steve Torrefranca on Thursday, 2005-07-14 at 11:12:49 +0800:
> hello everyone,
> 
> I have been trying out the softwares that were listed in both edubutu
> and Skolelinux site and am really excited to see how my little girl
> thinks about linux when i go back home next month.  everything has been
> great... snofrix too was nice which sky rocketed my expectations of
> edubuntu-desktop.
> 
> except for one important thing - encyclopedia and dictionary.  i have
> looked around the ubuntu packaged but none on encyclopedia.

At the LinuxTag in Germany, this was a Frequently Asked Question:  
i.e. is it possible to

apt-get install wikipedia ???

The answer currently is no.  According to what I understand,
the images in wikipedia are included based on the principle
of fair use, but this is not sufficient to permit redistribution,
which is a necessary prerequisite for inclusion in Debian/Ubuntu.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_FAQ
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fair_use
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Image_description_page

It would of course be interesting to go into this question
in more detail, and discover if at least a subset of wikipedia
could be included in the framework of free software/free content.

Conrad