Patrick and I have been back and forth sorting out the current status of Wikipedia in China’s status. Thus, after we did some tests, have confirmed that Wikipedia is accessible in English (and probably most languages to appease Olympics 2008 goals), but it is blocked at least at his residential connection in China (in Chinese).
At least he can look up what MSG is, now.
Also, would anyone like to display our project in any upcoming art shows, conferences, etc. Basically, we are getting a server in China that we will use as a reverse proxy so that anyone can test if their site or service works in China. Would anyone be intersted in this? It is actually useful, practically, but on an artistic level, would provide a nice visual account that China is actually blocking some content.
Oh, I call it a reverse proxy, because when traveling in China, one must have their own proxy or external-to-China server to get certain accounts, like my ctyme.com based email for a well known non-profit, and to get to my other illegal content.
Don’t forget, I have documented how to get access to sites outside of any Internet-connected country through ssh tunneling.
yes, Wikipedia English works, it’s better than nothing.
Yes, I’m totally not complaining, but trying to keep people in the tech/open source communities up-to-date with what is happening, especially in light of last week’s outburst by the Chinese delegate at the Internet Governance Forum (IGF).