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[openZIM dev-l] [Bug 18] New: debian needs an init.d script
by bugzilla-daemon＠openzim.org 02 Sep '11

02 Sep '11

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 One attached. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugs.openzim.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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[openZIM dev-l] [Bug 26] New: CRC check
by bugzilla-daemon＠openzim.org 03 Aug '11

03 Aug '11

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?). -- Configure bugmail: http://bugs.openzim.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.

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Fwd: troubleshooting Wikipedia for schools offline project
by Nikhil Sheth 22 Feb '11

22 Feb '11

---------- Forwarded message ---------- 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 Find me on: Twitter <http://twitter.com/nikhiljs> | Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/nikjs>| LinkedIn <http://in.linkedin.com/in/nikhiljs> | Google <http://www.google.com/profiles/nikhil.js>| RangDe<http://www.rangde.org/investor/nikhilsheth> Join me on: Pune Documentary Club<http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=138497769525636>| Let's Do it Pune <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lets-do-it-Pune/103857326346659> | Toastmasters in Pune<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Toastmasters-in-Pune/148767611833746> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- 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 Find me on: Twitter <http://twitter.com/nikhiljs> | Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/nikjs>| LinkedIn <http://in.linkedin.com/in/nikhiljs> | Google <http://www.google.com/profiles/nikhil.js>| RangDe<http://www.rangde.org/investor/nikhilsheth> Join me on: Pune Documentary Club<http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=138497769525636>| Let's Do it Pune <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lets-do-it-Pune/103857326346659> | Toastmasters in Pune<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Toastmasters-in-Pune/148767611833746> 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 > > > > -- > http://bloggasm.com > http://twitter.com/simonowens >

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[openZIM dev-l] Yearly Report 2010 / Budget for 2011
by Manuel Schneider 13 Feb '11

13 Feb '11

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 -- Regards Manuel Schneider Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge www.wikimedia.ch

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Offline Wikimedia
by Abbas Mahmoud 01 Feb '11

01 Feb '11

Hi, I'm just enquiring, apart from offline Wikipedia, is there any other Wikimedia project that is available offline? Cheers,Abbas. -------------------------------------- Feel free to contact me: Abbas Mahmood Tel: +254722215101 Facebook: abbasjnr(a)hotmail.com Skype: abbasjnr Wikimedia Kenya Member "Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment." Please donate: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate/Now/en

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[openZIM dev-l] Registration for Developers Meeting!
by Manuel Schneider 31 Jan '11

31 Jan '11

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 -- Regards Manuel Schneider Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge www.wikimedia.ch

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[openZIM dev-l] open up openzim wiki for translation, and translation help
by rupert THURNER 28 Jan '11

28 Jan '11

hi, would it be possible to open the openzim wiki for translations like the http://wikimediafoundation.org and http://wikimedia.ch wikis? rupert.

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[openZIM dev-l] mediawiki 1.17 not compatible with DumpHTML extension
by emmanuel＠engelhart.org 24 Jan '11

24 Jan '11

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

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[openZIM dev-l] Wikimedia, openZim, and offline
by Tomasz Finc 19 Jan '11

19 Jan '11

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

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[openZIM dev-l] Fwd: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2011 registration and scholarship application to begin on January 1st!
by Manuel Schneider 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

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: -------- Original-Nachricht -------- 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

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