Bonjour
Could you please add a link to
http://www.okawix.com ?
We have also writing an article :
http://blog.wikiwix.com/en/2011/03/15/archives-de-la-version-0-8-de-wikiped…;
Cordialement
Pascal Martin
06 13 89 77 32
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From: Jessie Wild
To: Using Wikimedia projects and MediaWiki offline ;
WikimediaAnnounce-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:59 PM
Subject: [Offline-l] Offline blog post
Just wanted to draw your attention to the blog post that went out today regarding
offline:
http://blog.wikimedia.org/
Feel free to leave comments either there or on this list!
Best,
Jessie
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Update on Offline Wikipedia Projects
The last week was a big week for expanding offline Wikipedia work.
Right now, offline refers to supporting read access to Wikimedia content without an
Internet connection. This increases the reach of the Wikipedia movement by providing more
opportunities for people all over the world to access the materials. Some of the recent
initiatives surrounding this project were documented in Wikimedia's tech blog about a
month ago (for more detail regarding the purpose for offline work, see the offline
strategy page).
In support of our offline readership work, we're thrilled to announce the launch of
a new feature on Wikipedia developed with our partners from PediaPress. Last week we
enabled openZim (the main file format in which offline materials are stored) export for
the existing PediaPress collections extension on English Wikipedia and numerous other
wikis. This means that individuals can now use the existing PediaPress Create a book tool
and download it in a format which can be read offline (via an offline reader, such as
Kiwix). This is important because it opens new avenues for the creation of offline
materials, for example, an openZim library hosting different offline "book"
options.
Also, the English offline collection Wikipedia 0.8 was made officially available, after
much hard work by the Wikipedia 1.0 Editorial Team. This collection is an iteration in
the process of developing a vetted collection of offline articles selected based on their
quality and topical importance. The main constraint with an offline product is the data
size restrictions: the entirety of Wikipedia must somehow be condensed so that it fits on
a CD, DVD, or USB stick. Wikipedia 1.0 aims at creating the highest quality and most
valuable subset of Wikipedia to meet those size requirements, and v0.8 is a precursor.
Wikipedia 0.8 is a general collection of just under 50K articles, It is available for Mac,
PC, or Linux with a Linux or Okawix reader; some mobile phone versions will be available
later this month as well.
More updates are sure to come on this offline front: Wikimedians around the world are
actively assisting in the development of offline collections as well as distribution. We
are excited to support and document the momentum going forward.
Jessie Wild, Global Development
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