Hello!
From my action points here [1] on our May meet-up regarding the
compilation of the Kenyan curriculum, I just finished working on the last
subject which is Agriculture.
Approximately there are about 600 suggested additions of topics at [2].
Next steps?
//Stephen.
1.
On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 2:22 PM, Stephen Wanjau <
stevewanjau(a)wikimedia.or.ke> wrote:
Hello!
I will send the school the latest release of Kiwix (which is version
0.9 RC1). BTW,am informed that it will be released today. It has some new
nice feats that I bet they will find useful some plus bug fixes.
To mention just but a few;
- Has a new theme that a user can switch to called ''Evolution''
- Html5 Video support
- Indexing improvement......so much more
To view the change log go to [1] and you are also welcome to test the
new version that can be downloaded here [2]
Cheers,
//Stephen
1.
http://changelog.kiwix.org
2.
http://download.kiwix.org/bin/nightly/latest/
On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 12:41 PM, Branton Obwari <bruceobwari(a)gmail.com
> wrote:
> indeed its encouraging to note that we having positive feedback from
> the WFS ,now i have encountered three cases in Western emanating from
> Kakamega pilot ,managed to reinstall the same having formatted their PCs ,
> For the Mombasa one because of the logistical matrix involved i explored
> possibility of sending the DVD via dropbox n other large file sending
> methods but she could not understand how to go about that .
> My Question: Now that we are in the process of updating our Kiwix
> is it still prudent to continue re installing that one ?
>
> ,
> regards
>
> bruce.
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 12:04 PM, Stephen Wanjau <
> stevewanjau(a)wikimedia.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> Hello Nice people,
>>
>> It is really reassuring when you receive that phone call from someone
>> with thirst for free knowledge which is the main mission of Wikimedia.
>>
>> One teacher from a school that benefited from the Wikipedia for
>> Schools pilot that was accomplished in Mombasa, Kenya, gave a call to Bruce
>> (Member of WMKE) and she requested for a copy of the DVD plus the manual of
>> how to make the offline package functional. She had misplaced the copy we
>> left after the pilot and she would like a new copy to install in new
>> computers that the school acquired recently.
>>
>>
>> It is very satisfying to learn that someone found the package useful.
>> I will be sending her a copy during the week plus a manual via a courier
>> service since she availed the school’s mailing address.
>>
>>
>> At this point, I think it is wise for her school to partake in the
>> story telling tour that will be executed by Victor Grigas who will be
>> visiting Kenya after Wikimania.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Stephen.
>>
>>
>> PS: Dennis, How far have you reached with the Syllabus you were
>> working on?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 6:10 AM, Stephen Wanjau <
>> stevewanjau(a)wikimedia.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello nice people!
>>>
>>> The Geography, History and CRE addition of non existent topics to
>>> the current SOS version of off-line Wikipedia is done! As at [1] below.
>>>
>>> Dennis is still working on the business studies syllabus and as he
>>> promised he will be done by the end of this Month. I would suggest we use
>>> the talk page [2] for further communications with regards to the off-line
>>> project.
>>>
>>> Thank you everyone who has been working on this!
>>>
>>> //Stephen
>>>
>>> 1.
>>>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Content_Development/School…
>>> 2.
>>>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Offline_Projects/Content_Development/S…
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 10:24 PM, Abbas Mahmood <abbasjnr(a)hotmail.com
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Asaf,
>>>>
>>>> The list of the contributors can be found here:
>>>>
http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Offline_Projects/Content_Develo…
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --Abbas.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> From: abartov(a)wikimedia.org
>>>> Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 12:15:33 -0700
>>>> To: wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org
>>>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Offline Wikipedia: Kenyan Curriculum
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for this update, Stephen.
>>>>
>>>> I'd like to encourage you guys to make progress on this work, so we
>>>> can finally prepare a new ZIM file (we'll figure out the size problem
if we
>>>> have too. Probably by removing a few pictures.) and start working on
>>>> distribution.
>>>>
>>>> Are you and Deonte the only ones working on this right now?
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Asaf
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 11:30 AM, Stephen Wanjau <
>>>> stevewanjau(a)wikimedia.or.ke> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> From my mathematical point of view, I believe that this new set
>>>> will definitely generate more other articles into our new custom
package.
>>>> My argument being, every new article we request to be added will come
with
>>>> its new blue links which means more articles than what we already have
in
>>>> our not yet completed compilation of topics. This blue links mean more
>>>> articles!
>>>>
>>>> As of now there are 500+ requested additions on [1] and if I do
>>>> some maths by assuming that each new requested article has a minimum of
10
>>>> blue links then we are talking about 5000+ articles being added onto the
>>>> SOS version of off-line WIkipedia. *Note* that the list is still a
>>>> Work-In-Progress with more subjects to be added!
>>>>
>>>> The SOS version of the offline Wikipedia is 5500 articles which
>>>> means that our new additions would not fit as an addition to the SOS
>>>> version and still be <4gb. I met Deonte today and he requested for
some
>>>> pages of the Agriculture syllabus which he is working on right now. I
still
>>>> have the Business Education syllabus and the C.R.E. syllabus which I
>>>> secured last week.
>>>>
>>>> //Stephen
>>>>
>>>> 1.
>>>>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Offline_Projects/Content_Development/School…
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 2:20 PM, Grace Kariuki <
>>>> gkariuki99(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> oh!okay.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 2:11 PM, stephen wanjau <
>>>> stevewanjau(a)wikimedia.or.ke> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Thanks Sarah for the Clarifying.
>>>>
>>>> //Stephen.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 4/17/12, Sarah Osano <sarahosano(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> > Grace,
>>>> > I think he is talking about laptop chargers not charges .
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> > On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Grace Kariuki <
>>>> gkariuki99(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> >>
>>>> >> sorry, i meant charges?
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 1:59 PM, Grace Kariuki <
>>>> gkariuki99(a)gmail.com>
>>>> >> wrote:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> steve,how much are the chareges?
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 12:59 PM, stephen wanjau
>>>> >>> <stevewanjau(a)wikimedia.or.ke> wrote:
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Hello Folks,
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> Hope you are doing great and bracing yourselves for
this
>>>> Saturday's
>>>> >>>> edittathon that shall evolve around but not limited to
the
>>>> subject of
>>>> >>>> this Email.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> We shall cover the remaining bit of the Kenyan syllabus
as a
>>>> basic intro
>>>> >>>> to Wiki and later on do more editing on Wikipedia.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> My proposal is we could as well engage in the April
>>>> Wikification Drive
>>>> >>>> (see [1] below) but of course not limit ourselves to
that as
>>>> well.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> The venue of the Meet up is at the environs of
Upper-hill in
>>>> Nairobi at
>>>> >>>> Mugo's place which is near the public Service Club.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> For those who do not know how to get there please
contact me
>>>> off-list
>>>> >>>> for prior arrangements on how to get there.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> The edittathon starts at 600PM local time and runs
through the
>>>> Night
>>>> >>>> till Sunday Morning.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> What to Bring:
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> 1. Laptops plus the chargers of course;)
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> See you soon.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> PS: There is an experienced Wikipedian who is in the
country
>>>> on a short
>>>> >>>> private visit and he tells me that he would like to be
part of
>>>> this
>>>> >>>> edittathon on 21st and to meet other awesome
Wikipedians.
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> //Stephen
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> 1.
>>>>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Stephenwanjau#Invitation_to_the_Apri…
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>>
>>>> >>>> On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 9:08 AM, Chris Riwa <
>>>> chriwaustin(a)gmail.com>
>>>> >>>> wrote:
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> Hi steve, I gave the syllabus copies to Dennis
during our
>>>> last meet-up.
>>>> >>>>> Regards,
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>>
>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Apr 7, 2012 at 9:04 AM, Branton Obwari <
>>>> bruceobwari(a)gmail.com>
>>>> >>>>> wrote:
>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>> Steve , i agree with you >we don't need a
separate meeting
>>>> to do that
>>>> >>>>>> ,for starters like ME ,we need the 10minutes
'how to' demo
>>>> ,so can we
>>>> >>>>>> do it right here?, Chris has a copy of it, i can
catch up
>>>> with him.
>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> Otherwise am glad
>>>> >>>>>> you are back & i love the positive energy
you inject into
>>>> WMKE.
>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>> My regards!
>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>> Branton.
>>>> >>>>>>
>>>> >>>>>> On 4/7/12, stephen wanjau
<stevewanjau(a)wikimedia.or.ke>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> >>>>>> > Hi Folks,
>>>> >>>>>> >
>>>> >>>>>> > I understand that the syllabus compilation
was
>>>> procrastinated to
>>>> >>>>>> > 21st
>>>> >>>>>> > of March 2012 for reasons I don't
know.
>>>> >>>>>> >
>>>> >>>>>> > However, I have a concern about this. The
'how-to' of
>>>> this process
>>>> >>>>>> > is
>>>> >>>>>> > such a cinch and having a separate meeting
to learn how to
>>>> compile
>>>> >>>>>> > it
>>>> >>>>>> > on Meta sounds ridiculous.
>>>> >>>>>> >
>>>> >>>>>> > I remember it took me 10minutes to give a
demo to Dennis
>>>> on how to
>>>> >>>>>> > do
>>>> >>>>>> > this. (Dennis correct me if wrong).
>>>> >>>>>> > Folks it is wise to maximise on the time
that we usually
>>>> meet in
>>>> >>>>>> > covering/discussing all of our projects
since we do not
>>>> have F2F
>>>> >>>>>> > meetups that often and they are expensive
in terms of
>>>> resources that
>>>> >>>>>> > volunteers put into attending these
meetings. (sad truth!)
>>>> >>>>>> >
>>>> >>>>>> > Without much ado, I would like to get my
hands on the
>>>> syllabus. The
>>>> >>>>>> > last time I checked, Chris had the copy.
>>>> >>>>>> >
>>>> >>>>>> > Is he the one who still has it?
>>>> >>>>>> >
>>>> >>>>>> > //Stephen.
>>>> >>>>>> >
>>>> >>>>>> > On 3/26/12, Asaf Bartov
<abartov(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>>>> >>>>>> >> On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 9:58 AM,
stephen wanjau
>>>> >>>>>> >> <wanjaustev(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
>>>> >>>>>> >>
>>>> >>>>>> >>> Hello Folks,
>>>> >>>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>>>> >>> I have finally secured a copy of
the Geography Syllabus
>>>> that was
>>>> >>>>>> >>> still
>>>> >>>>>> >>> lacking.
>>>> >>>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>>>> >>> It is a 130 page document and I
will talk to the owner
>>>> to allow me
>>>> >>>>>> >>> have
>>>> >>>>>> >>> it
>>>> >>>>>> >>> until next week
>>>> >>>>>> >>> hoping that you will find time to
work on it on 31st
>>>> after the
>>>> >>>>>> >>> board
>>>> >>>>>> >>> elections.
>>>> >>>>>> >>> It is so detailed and that's
why it is at 130 pages
>>>> otherwise it
>>>> >>>>>> >>> should
>>>> >>>>>> >>> take around 2hours to
>>>> >>>>>> >>> have the list on meta once
apportioned among the
>>>> attendees.
>>>> >>>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>>>> >>
>>>> >>>>>> >> Excellent! If need be, you might
perhaps spend some
>>>> chapter money
>>>> >>>>>> >> on
>>>> >>>>>> >> photocopying the whole thing.
>>>> >>>>>> >>
>>>> >>>>>> >> Would this conclude the preparation of
the Kenyan
>>>> Curriculum topic
>>>> >>>>>> >> list,
>>>> >>>>>> >> allowing to move forward with preparing
a new ZIM file?
>>>> >>>>>> >>
>>>> >>>>>> >> Thanks for pursuing this!
>>>> >>>>>> >>
>>>> >>>>>> >> Cheers,
>>>> >>>>>> >>
>>>> >>>>>> >> Asaf
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