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Daily challenge #2 · 10 September 2026 · English Wikipedia

The Free Software Definition → Network packet, Raytheon, ITN

On 10 September 2026 WikiParty players started on The Free Software Definition and had to find Network packet, Raytheon and ITN in any order using only Wikipedia links. 7 players played it and 7 found every target. The fastest route took 7:45 with 27 clicks.

The articles

  • Start
    The Free Software DefinitionThe Free Software Definition is a policy document written by Richard Stallman and published by the Free Software Foundation (FSF). It defines free software as software that grants users the freedom to use, study, share, and modify the software. The term "free" is used in the sense of "free speech", not "free of charge". The earliest known publication of the definition appeared in the February 1986 edition of the now-discontinued GNU's Bulletin published by the FSF. Since 1996, the official version of the document has been maintained in the philosophy section of the GNU Project website. As of March 2025, the definition had seen 27 major revisions since it was originally published online and it had been translated into 65 languages. The FSF also publishes a list of licenses that meet this definition.
  • Target
    Network packetIn telecommunications and computer networking, a network packet is a formatted unit of data carried by a packet-switched network. A packet consists of control information and user data; the latter is also known as the payload. Control information provides data for delivering the payload. Typically, control information is found in packet headers and trailers. In packet switching, the bandwidth of the transmission medium is shared between multiple communication sessions, in contrast to circuit switching, in which circuits are preallocated for the duration of one session and data is typically transmitted as a continuous bit stream.
  • Target
    RaytheonRaytheon is a business unit of RTX Corporation and is a major U.S. defense contractor and industrial corporation with manufacturing concentrations in weapons, military, and commercial electronics. Raytheon was founded in 1922 and it merged in 2020 with United Technologies Corporation to form Raytheon Technologies, which changed its name to RTX Corporation in July 2023. Raytheon was established in 1922, reincorporated in 1928, and adopted the Raytheon Company name in 1959. More than 90% of Raytheon's revenues were obtained from military contracts and by 2012, it was the fifth-largest military contractor in the world. In 2015, it had become the third-largest defense contractor in the United States, by defense revenue. It was the world's largest producer of guided missiles, and was involved in corporate and special-mission aircraft until early 2007. As of 2018, the company had 67,000 employees and annual revenues of about US$ 25.35 billion. Raytheon has moved its headquarters among various Massachusetts locations: Cambridge from 1922 to 1928; Newton until 1941; Waltham until 1961; Lexington until 2003; and then Waltham again through the present day.
  • Target
    ITNIndependent Television News (ITN) is a UK-based media production and broadcast journalism company. ITN is based in London, with bureaux and offices in Beijing, Brussels, Jerusalem, Johannesburg, New York, Paris, Sydney and Washington, D.C. ITN produces the daily news programmes for ITV, Channel 4 and 5 in the UK, and in recent years has diversified to produce a wide range of content including documentaries, sports, advertising and digital material for a range of international clients. Between 1955 and 1999, ITN was more commonly known as the general brand name of ITV's news programmes. Since 8 March 1999, ITV has used ITV News as the brand name for its news programmes, though ITN continues as the network's news provider. The network's largest franchise owner, ITV plc, is the largest shareholder of ITN, owning 40% of the company's shares. Other shareholders are Daily Mail and General Trust, Thomson Reuters and Informa plc, each owning 20% of shares.

Results

7players
7found every target
16:21median finish time
41.9average clicks

Solutions

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Fastest route: 7:45 by MouseWithBeer
  1. The Free Software Definition
  2. Free software
  3. Software
  4. Computer program
  5. Computer
  6. Computer network
  7. Network packet
  8. Ethernet
  9. Microsoft
  10. Albuquerque, New Mexico
  11. New Mexico
  12. United States
  13. United States Armed Forces
  14. List of equipment of the United States Armed Forces
  15. Raytheon
  16. List of United States defense contractors
  17. Economy of France
  18. France
  19. English Channel
  20. Southern England
  21. United Kingdom
  22. Mass media in the United Kingdom
  23. Television in the United Kingdom
  24. Channel 4 (VoD service)
  25. Channel Four Television Corporation
  26. Channel 4
  27. ITV (TV network)
  28. ITN
Most used stepping stones

Articles between the start and the targets that the most players passed through:

  1. Computer network (7 players)
  2. ITV (TV network) (6 players)
  3. RTX Corporation (6 players)
  4. Free software (5 players)
  5. Software (4 players)
  6. United States (4 players)
Most popular first click
  1. Free software (4 players)

Leaderboard

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1MouseWithBeer3/37:4527
2Plato88883/311:5337
3Sluggish_Cheetah3/312:1235
4Storm_Griffin3/316:2131
5Mystic_Panther3/322:4653
6Silver_Owl3/338:2861
7Wise_Dragon3/354:3949