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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td class='diff-deletedline'><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">&lt;strong&gt;MediaWiki has been successfully installed.&lt;</del>/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong&gt;</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td class='diff-addedline'><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Log in </ins>/ <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Register with Linux Foundation ID</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td class='diff-deletedline'><div>&#160;</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td class='diff-addedline'><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td class='diff-deletedline'><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Consult the [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td class='diff-addedline'><div></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td class='diff-deletedline'><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">== Getting started ==</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td class='diff-addedline'><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td class='diff-deletedline'><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td class='diff-addedline'><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td class='diff-deletedline'><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td class='diff-addedline'><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td class='diff-deletedline'><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td class='diff-addedline'><div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td class='diff-deletedline'><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">* [//www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Localisation#Translation_resources Localise MediaWiki for your language]</del></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td class='diff-addedline'><div></div></td></tr>
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