Hi Tinu,
Thank you for bringing this post to notice. Shiju makes a few very important points.
Since the dumps are publicly available and the content is licensed under CC BY-SA (except some infringing media), users are free to create ZIM files out of them. But some of these efforts may not be associated with the specific language community, there may not be any oversight on the content. Therefore, I suggest that we make an effort to connect with individuals who are taking up these interests because we need their support and enthusiasm make such projects successful. For instance, Nikhil Sheth is a Pune-based volunteer who has taken the SOSCV approved edition of Wikipedia for Schools in English to two schools in his city. While at the GNUnify conference, he shared the Marathi, Hindi and Gujarati ZIM files with me for review but these are not for use in schools as far as I'm aware.
To ensure that we do not receive criticism based on the efforts of individuals who are not directly associated with the Wikimedia community (even when well-intentioned), we may:
(i) publicize the availability of works created by the local language communities; (ii) use Wikimedia trademarks with approval from the Foundation or the Chapter (like the Malayalam CD team); (iii) actively attempt to engage volunteers to share ideas and best practices.
Yours sincerely,
Anirudh Bhati
00 91 9328712208 Skype: anirudhsbh
On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 5:31 PM, CherianTinu Abraham tinucherian@gmail.com wrote:
Happened to jump into this blogpost by Shiju Alex "Releasing Wikipedia CD – few concerns" http://shijualex.wordpress.com/2011/02/24/releasing-wikipedia-cd-few-concern... Thought it might need a larger discussion in the Wikicommunity. Here are my take on same :
- Releasing Wikipedia CD for School and school children needs larger review
of content. Not all content on Wikipedia may be suitable for children. If any such controversy occurs on content on Wikipedia to children, we may risk a very bad reputation and possibly permanent ban of them from schools. 2) If we have releasing a Wikipedia on a particular language, it is always good to take the Wiki-community along. They will be more than happy to help. Please go through the blogpost and share your thoughts Regards Tinu Cherian
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