Dear All,<br><br>Below is the mail from <b>Martin Walker</b> (who is part of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team">Editorial_Team for Wikipedia offline</a>) regarding the new release of English wikipedia offline version (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Version_0.8">English Wikipedia Version 0.8</a>). <br>
<br>This release contain 47,300 articles selected from all subject areas. The selection was based on importance and quality. The correct version of each article (to avoid the vandalized revisions) is selected using WikiTrust. <br>
<br>Free downloads of Version 0.8 are available at<br>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Version_0.8/downloads" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Version_0.8/downloads</a><br><br>Available versions are: raw ZIM files, or versions bundled with Kiwix or Okawix readers. iPhone/iPad and Android versions of the Okawix release are not yet ready. But it will be available soon. <br>
<br><br><br>Shiju <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Martin A. Walker</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:walkerma@potsdam.edu">walkerma@potsdam.edu</a>></span><br>
Date: Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 12:02 PM<br>Subject: [Offline-l] English Wikipedia Version 0.8<br>To: Using Wikimedia projects and MediaWiki offline <<a href="mailto:offline-l@lists.wikimedia.org">offline-l@lists.wikimedia.org</a>><br>
<br><br>I just wanted to let people know that the English Wikipedia Version 0.8 is<br>
now available for download. It contains around 47,300 articles taken from<br>
all subject areas in the English Wikipedia, with selection based on<br>
importance and quality. It was used to test out automated RevisionID<br>
selection, with software based on WikiTrust.<br>
<br>
Free downloads of Version 0.8 are available at<br>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Version_0.8/downloads" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Version_0.8/downloads</a><br>
Available are: raw ZIM files, or versions bundled with Kiwix or Okawix<br>
readers. The Okawix collection recently became available for iPhone/iPad<br>
and Android. A BitTorrent release is also under way - please help out<br>
with seeding if you can.<br>
<br>
Apologies for not posting this sooner.<br>
<br>
Martin Walker (User:Walkerma)<br>
For the en:Wikipedia Version 1.0 Editorial Team<br>
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