http://bugs.openzim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18
Summary: debian needs an init.d script
Product: openZIM
Version: unspecified
Platform: PC
OS/Version: Linux
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: P5
Component: zimreader
AssignedTo: tommi(a)tntnet.org
ReportedBy: andyr(a)wizzy.com
CC: dev-l(a)openzim.org
Estimated Hours: 0.0
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http://bugs.openzim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26
Summary: CRC check
Product: openZIM
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: P3
Component: zimlib
AssignedTo: tommi(a)tntnet.org
ReportedBy: emmanuel(a)engelhart.org
CC: dev-l(a)openzim.org
Estimated Hours: 0.0
Downloaded ZIM files are unfortunately not always fully valid at the end of the
download stage. Consequently users may have a bad user experience without
having a chance to easily check if the file is valid.
It would be great to provide in the zimwriter/zimlib a way to check the zim
file integrity easily.
A way to achieve that could be:
* At the end of the ZIM file creation process (file is created) compute and
append at the end of the file a CRC (md5sum, sha1)
* In the zimlib add a method checkIntegrity() or something similar able to
compute the CRC from the file (excepting the CRC hash at the end) and make the
comparison.
Hash algorithm should be fast and reliable (md5?).
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From: Nikhil Sheth <nikhil.js(a)gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 7:21 AM
Subject: troubleshooting Wikipedia for schools project
To: info(a)soschildren.org
Cc: wikimedia-in-mum <wikimedia-in-mum(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
HI,
I'm trying to spread wikipedia for schools offline edition in my
city/country. Got some interested people to join in the project at the
wikipedia
10th anniversary meetup at Mumbai,
India.<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Mumbai/WikipediaDay2011>,
i've included them in cc.
I've set up a mirror website hosting the large file in parts because several
people had complained they couldn't download the original thing.
http://wikipediaforschools.4shared.com
I wasn't aware of your webpage back then so used a .ZIM file that I found on
http://www.kiwix.org : schools-wikipedia-full-20081023-rc5.zim
I hope I'm not hosting the wrong file??
Could you please give me this info:
In the press releas<http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/charity-news/archive/2008/10/2008-wi…>e,
a .Torrent file is linked :
http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/static/schools-wikipedia-full-200810…
I need to know what are the contents of this .tar.gz file.
Is it for windows or for linux? Is it the same .zim file only? Is it using
kiwix or something else? Is it pre-indexed?
On a blog post I created for this, someone posted a link to a large .zip
saying this is a pre-indexed packaged version:
http://download.kiwix.org/portable/wikipedia_en_for_schools.zip
So is that the one I should be going with? The current one I'm hosting needs
a small first-run procedure that has to be done on every computer I put it
in, of opening the .zim file from kiwix and then indexing it. Also, I had
problems with some older computers - the indexing never took off and we are
limited to click-browsing on those computers.
Moving on from the downloading aspect, I want to set up a wiki page that
will track the proliferation of Wikipedia for Schools. But I can't figure
out where to create it, what name to give it and other things. So need a
little help there. (wikipedians, you can help?)
And finally, could you connect me with more people in India who are
associated with this project or may be interested in networking on it? Is
there a facebook page on this? Mind if I set one up?
Cheers,
Nikhil Sheth
+91-966-583-1250
Teach For India Fellow 2011-13
Pune, India
www.nikhilsheth.tk
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From: Nikhil Sheth <nikhil.js(a)gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: Nikhil, a news tip
To: Simon Owens <simon.bloggasm(a)gmail.com>
Hi Simon,
Great job done!!
This video already got posted in the main blog
post<http://technosophi.blogspot.com/2011/01/10th-anniversary-of-wikipedia-mumba…>that
reported on this event and I'll share this too, as did something else
I've set up and would need some help in:
Wikipedia For Schools - offline version
We want to put wikipedia for schools offline version in each and every
school and non-internet-connected computer in India. I've implemented it at
one under-resourced school for poor kids in Pune (my hometown) and the
results are amazing - kids who have never seen the internet are suddenly
surfing through all sorts of articles using this - it's empowering in a way
that has never happened before.
Many people were having problems downloading the 2.6 GB Wikipedia for
Schools .ZIM file from Kiwix, so after the meetup, I've split it into 100MB
parts and uploaded here. Also made a torrent which I'm hosting (need more
seeders!)
http://wikipediaforschools.4shared.com
The README file there has instructions on how to go about it.
So I need help in spreading the word. I want to set up a website (preferably
a wiki only) where people can enlist the schools where they pledge to
install this, and then come back and confirm when the deed is done. I also
want to reach out to computer vendors to install it in all computers that
they sell or repair. I'd start off with India but this can go international
as well.
Let me know if you can help with this project, and feedback if I'm doing
something wrong.
And Kudos for the amazing video again!
Cheers,
Nikhil Sheth
+91-966-583-1250
Pune, India
www.nikhilsheth.tk
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On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 3:40 AM, Simon Owens <simon.bloggasm(a)gmail.com>wrote:
> Hey Nikhil,
>
> I read your post the other day mentioning Wikipedia's 10th anniversary. I
> work with a group that teamed up with Jimmy Wales to create a video on the
> state of Wikipedia (Wales narrates the video). We depicted an animated
> history of the site and detailed where Wales would like to see it head in
> the future:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXD1TRGafQ0
>
> Anyway, I thought this was something you and your readers would find
> interesting.
>
> Take care,
> Simon
>
>
>
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Dear all,
as the year is almost over, I have started to write the yearly report of
what the openZIM did in 2010 and how we spent our money that has been
generously donated by Wikimedia CH.
* https://openzim.org/Yearly_Report_2010
This document is still a draft, please add whatever you think should be
included.
Meanwhile I prepared the budget for 2011. Due to our decision to combine
our developers meeting with Wikimania in Haifa and pay travel costs in
order to allow all contributors to participate we need a much higher
budget than this year.
I have based my budget on the assumption that we will have to reimburse
10 participants with flights of 500 EUR each and 100 EUR per night in
the hotel.
* http://openzim.org/Budget_2011
As we didn't have a 3rd Developers Meeting in 2010 we actually spent
less money as in 2009, there are more than 6000 EUR left. The budget for
2011 also provides a lot of room, as I don't want to deny any
contributors to participate at Wikimania due to lack of money or because
flights might get more expensive etc...
You can help saving our budget by registering for Wikimania right
tomorrow and make use of the early bird discount for registration and
hotel accommodation!
Comments are welcome! Please have a great start into 2011!
Thanks,
Manuel
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Hi,
I'm just enquiring, apart from offline Wikipedia, is there any other Wikimedia project that is available offline?
Cheers,Abbas.
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Hi all together,
I have already sent a mail a while ago that since January 1st the
registration for Wikimania - where we will have our developers meeting
this year - is open.
As we have decided to pay flights, accommodation and registration fee
from our project's budget it is important that we can profit from the
early bird discount!
The meeting will take place during the "Hacking Days", just before
Wikimania in Haifa, Israel. Date: August 2nd / 3rd.
So I ask you to please register until end of March:
* http://wmreg.wikimedia.org.il/
As soon as you have registered please add yourself on our planning page:
* https://openzim.org/Developer_Meetings/2011-1
Thanks a lot!
Manuel
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www.wikimedia.ch
Hi Tomasz,
as far as I know, Mediawiki 1.17 seems not being compatible with the
DumpHTML extension (we have here at least a problem with CSS files).
Consequently, nobody (me included ;) will be able to make HTML dumps
with an uptodate Mediawiki PHP code as soon as this released will be
rollouted on WMF servers.
Do exist plan to avoid this future issue?
Regards
Emmanuel
Greetings All,
With the annual fundraiser now over I'm going to be shifting a lot of my interest to both Mobile and Offline here at the WMF. I wanted to give you guys a quick update on our offline happenings and to highlight ways of working with us to make these projects successful.
- PediaPress, Collections and openZim
PediaPress has agreed to do some contract work for us to extend the current collections MediaWiki extension to support openZim ! The'll be starting on this mid January and will be looking for community members to help with testing valid openZim indices.
- Usability evaluation of Kiwix
Kiwix has been an awesome solution for browsing offline Wikipedia. We think that it could be even better with some careful attention to the search and browse experience. During Q1 we'll be doing a UX evaluation of Kiwix to find out how we can make the interface even easier to use. We'll be working closely with Emmanuel and others to implement our findings.
- Evaluation and extension of Wikipedia Release Version Tools
The offline Wikipedia team has been steadily releasing new versions of their Wikipedia collection but technical limitations have hampered how quickly those can be finished. Were taking a close look at their tools and seeing where we can help in creation of new indices.
Stay tuned for more ...
--tomasz
Hi all,
first of all I'd like to wish all of you a great start into the next
year. Still it is 2010, but...
...as we have discussed at the developers meeting in Strasbourg: We are
going to meet in 2011 in Haifa, and as openZIM wants to invite all of
you to go there we are looking forward to quick registrations. Remember:
The earlier you register, the lower the price is. It will be paid by
openZIM, but our budget is limited!
So this message is important for you:
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Betreff: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2011 registration and scholarship
application to begin on January 1st!
Datum: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:01:18 +0200
Dear Wikimaniacs,
We are pleased to announce the opening, on January 1st 0:00 UTC, of the
registration period and the scholarship application period for Wikimania
2011, which will be held in Haifa, Israel, on August 4th to 7th, 2011.
== Registration ==
Those who register early will enjoy considerable discounts in both
registration and accommodation fees, so be sure to register as early as
possible.
* Full information about registration, including fees and registration
periods: http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration
* Our registration website: http://wmreg.wikimedia.org.il/
== Scholarship application ==
If you require a scholarship to attend Wikimania 2011, you can apply for
one until the end of January 2011. This year, there will be partial
scholarships to cover travel costs up to USD 300, in addition to full
scholarships.
* Full information about scholarships:
http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships
* Our scholarship application website: http://wmschols.wikimedia.org.il/
== Call for Papers ==
The Call for Papers for the conference has been available for a while
now. You are welcome to submit workshop, seminar, tutorial, panel, and
presentation proposals.
* The Call for Papers:
http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Call_for_Papers
== Translators required ==
You are welcome to help translate as much of our conference wiki into as
many languages as possible, using the regular {{Other languages}} and
{{Translation}} templates.
If you are interested in translating the registration website into
additional languages, please contact us at
wikimania-registration(a)wikimedia.org
<mailto:wikimania-registration@wikimedia.org>.
== Got any questions? ==
You can contact us in any of the ways listed on
http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Contact.
If you have questions that might interest others, please post them on
http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimania:Information_Desk.
Please excuse us if the registration or scholarship application websites
are temporarily unavailable due to maintenance.
Wishing you all a happy 2011 and looking forward to hosting you in Haifa,
Harel Cain
on behalf of the entire Wikimania 2011 local team