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# The World Wide Web project
The World Wide Web project
# World Wide Web
The WorldWideWeb (W3) is a wide-area[ hypermedia][1] information retrieval initiative aiming to give universal access to a large universe of documents.
Everything there is online about W3 is linked directly or indirectly to this document, including an [executive summary][2] of the project, [Mailing lists][3] , [Policy][4] , November's [W3 news][5] , [Frequently Asked Questions][6] .
[What's out there?][7] : Pointers to the world's online information,[ subjects][8] , [W3 servers][9], etc. [Help][10] : on the browser you are using [Software Products][11] : A list of W3 project components and their current state. (e.g. [Line Mode][12] ,X11 [Viola][13] , [NeXTStep][14] , [Servers][15] , [Tools][16] ,[ Mail robot][17] ,[ Library][18] ) [Technical][19] : Details of protocols, formats, program internals etc [Bibliography][20] : Paper documentation on W3 and references. [People][21] : A list of some people involved in the project. [History][22] : A summary of the history of the project. [How can I help][23] ? : If you would like to support the web.. [Getting code][24] : Getting the code by[ anonymous FTP][25] , etc.