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On 30 April 1993, CERN put the World Wide Web software in the public domain. That decision helped the web grow beyond a research tool into public infrastructure.

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On 30 April 1993 CERN placed the Web's software in the public domain, free for anyone to use — a decision that let the web explode into the shared space it is today.

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Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

30 Nisan 1993'te CERN, World Wide Web yazılımını kamu malı hâline getirdi. Bu karar, web'in bir araştırma aracından kamusal altyapıya dönüşmesinin yolunu açtı.
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30 Nisan 1993'te CERN, Web'in yazılımını kamuya açtı; herkesin ücretsiz kullanımına verdi — web'in bugünkü ortak alana dönüşerek patlamasını sağlayan bir karar.

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