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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Myself
by lilian nyarera 24 Feb '11

24 Feb '11

Hi, welcome on board Stephen. We look forward to your input. Cheers, lilian On Thu Feb 24th, 2011 12:20 AM PST stephen wanjau wrote: >I am Stephen Wathika Wanjau,an enthusiast in the IT sector for close to six >years.I am pleased to inform you I am currently undertaking a degree at Jomo >Kenyatta University of Agriculture and I also hold a diploma in Computing >systems and Electronics from the city and guilds London.

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Kakamega Participants
by Limoke Oscar 24 Feb '11

24 Feb '11

Hi Guys, I hope we are all set for the Saturday meetup and Kakamega and Mombasa pilot. I sent a plea earlier to Bakari,since he hasn't responded,i have sort his replacement.In that case the following are the participants of the Kakamega pilot: 1. Limoke Oscar------Lead 2. Alex Wafula---------IT guy 3. Osano Sarah-------Parphanalia 4. Obwari Branton-----member 5. Lilian Nyamboga-----member 6. Steve Wanjau--------member Look forward to seeing you guys at the meetup. Cheers, -- Limoke Oscar, Wikimedian in Kenya <http://www.wikimedia.or.ke>, Freelance Academic Writer and Translator, GeoInformatics and GIScience Student, Jomo Kenyatta University. <http://www.jkuat.ac.ke> Cell:+254 717 845 316 Skype:oslimoke Twitter:@oslimoke <http://www.twitter.com/oslimoke> PayPal:Limoke Oscar<https://www.paypal.com/ke/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_account&nav=0.0>

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Myself
by stephen wanjau 24 Feb '11

24 Feb '11

I am Stephen Wathika Wanjau,an enthusiast in the IT sector for close to six years.I am pleased to inform you I am currently undertaking a degree at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and I also hold a diploma in Computing systems and Electronics from the city and guilds London.

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[Wikimedia Kenya] WIKIPEDIA FOR SCHOOLS DVD SUITE CONTENTS
by SAMSON MAOSA 24 Feb '11

24 Feb '11

Hi. I am currently preparing a simple manual for use of Kiwix and Wikipedia for Schools. I would like to know if the teams have already packaged the files to DVD copies that will be left for the schools. If yes, then I would like to know the content folders of the DVDs and how they are arranged. If not then I suggest that the DVDs have two folders and the Zim file on the root system. The two folders should be named "User Guide" and "Kiwix", alongside the zim file. In that case the DVDs have to wait till we finish preparing this user manual so that we can package it as well. If the packages are ready then it is ok, we can avail some of the files like the user manual separately. Please let me know ASAP -- __________________________________________________________________________________ Samson Arosi Maosa, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Bsc. Electronics and Computer Engineering +254750-nine-one-seven-three-zero-five *"In this world, everything has been done but suppose we try doing it in a different (better) way?"* Make someone know what you already know. Join us now at Wikimedia Kenya<http://www.wikimedia.or.ke>

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[Wikimedia Kenya] THE USER MANUAL DRAFT
by SAMSON MAOSA 24 Feb '11

24 Feb '11

Hi everybody, thanks for your patience as regards the manual. Find here attached the PDF format of the my first draft of the user manual. As you can see there are still some parts that are not complete, and some screen shots are needed. Specifically, I would appreciate help in finalizing in the following parts: 1. The title page (1st page which should have catchy graphics, our logo or a caption of the project if possible) 2. A screenshot similar to the one in section 4(e) but showing the Wikipedia for schools in the body, plus another one capturing the indexing process 3. I need someone to prepare a manual on the use of Wikipedia for Schools as in section *4(f) (i)* and *(ii),* capturing the necessary screenshots if possible 4. Someone also to edit the *additional troubleshooting* section, capturing topics e.g When and why could the software demand indexing again, as well as other *FAQ*s Please Note: I edited and did all the linking using MS Word 2010, that is why I never shared the .docx file since I feared loss of formatting. I would suggest that the various sections be edited separately by different pple in docx, then attach a copy of the docs to my email so that I can download them and incorporate them in the main manual to keep consistence in formatting. If this happens soon I promise that the manual will be finalized by the end of tomorrow (Thursday) and then I can convert to word after you verify that everything is ok, so that it can be included in the packages. However, it is up to you since there is another option: if you want I can upload the word document or share it on docs and then you can edit and finalize it there. However, I think this will prove tedious and some formatting is bound to be lost. Which option do you prefer guys. Please let me know ASAP. Thanks. (Pardon my low quality screenshots) -- __________________________________________________________________________________ Samson Arosi Maosa, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Bsc. Electronics and Computer Engineering +254750-nine-one-seven-three-zero-five *"In this world, everything has been done but suppose we try doing it in a different (better) way?"* Make someone know what you already know. Join us now at Wikimedia Kenya<http://www.wikimedia.or.ke>

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] MoE
by Alex Wafula 24 Feb '11

24 Feb '11

Hey Dennis, Kiwix has already been approved by M.O.E's IT department. I'll passby their office either tomorrow or Friday after linking up with Abbas. Alex. On Wed Feb 23rd, 2011 8:19 AM PST dennis munene wrote: >Alex, >How'd it go with the ministry of education concerning the letters? > >From: abbasjnr(a)hotmail.com >To: wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org >Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:23:10 +0000 >Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] WIKIPEDIA FOR SCHOOLS DVD SUITE CONTENTS > > > > >Wow, 4GB at 7Euros is quite cheap. Here in Kenya, they are much more expensive, that's why I opted for DVD's. Had I known, I could have bought the memory sticks while I was in Europe. > > > > > > > > > > >-------------------------------------- >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 > > > >> Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:17:24 +0100 >> From: manuel.schneider(a)wikimedia.ch >> To: wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] WIKIPEDIA FOR SCHOOLS DVD SUITE CONTENTS >> >> How expensive are USB stick, 4 GB should be big enough, right? >> >> Could we afford to just copy everything on a stick and give it to the >> schools? I assume that USB is available on all computers. >> How many schools are there, how many sticks do we need? >> In Europe I get a 4 GB stick for 7 EUR, so for a few hundred EURs we >> could give away a lot of sticks. >> >> >> /Manuel >> >> On 23.02.2011 14:08, SAMSON MAOSA wrote: >> > That is the perfect thing to do. I can't think of any better option. >> > Please remind David to capture that in his Mombasa previsit since I >> > never saw it in his form. I am almost done with the manual b the way, >> > just struggling with the use of Wikipedia for Schools part since I lost >> > my zim file. It would be easy if I had it for references and screeenshots >> > >> > On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Limoke Oscar <oslimoke(a)gmail.com >> > <mailto:oslimoke@gmail.com>> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 3:56 PM, SAMSON MAOSA <coolsam726(a)gmail.com >> > <mailto:coolsam726@gmail.com>> wrote: >> > >> > on the same note, have we considered the possibility that some >> > schools may have computers that lack DVD readers (Just CD >> > readers)???? What happens in that case? >> > >> > That info was captured in the Questionare Sam.Thanks for the concern >> > though.For those that lack,we will just let them have the soft copy >> > in there secure machine..... or what are your thoughts? >> >> -- >> Regards >> Manuel Schneider >> >> Wikimedia CH - Verein zur Förderung Freien Wissens >> Wikimedia CH - Association for the advancement of free knowledge >> www.wikimedia.ch >> >> _______________________________________________ >> WikimediaKE mailing list >> WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake > > >_______________________________________________ >WikimediaKE mailing list >WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Wikimedia Kenya Meetup@iHub Nairobi 26th March 2011 (wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org)
by oslimoke＠gmail.com 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

I've shared a document with you: Wikimedia Kenya Meetup@iHub Nairobi 26th March 2011 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Nc2PBvh9sQ8vwnJqQgU5DXRvYZvV2mr4QPAbq-z… It's not an attachment -- it's stored online at Google Docs. To open this document, just click the link above. Hi Guys, I have drafted the agenda of the meeting above.please come along when you have glimpsed at the Wikimedia Kenya Bylaws here:http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Kenya/bylaws. The Kakamega team also come prepared with ideas for the same too. Fill free to edit the agenda. See you then guys. Cheers, Limoke

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] SATURDAY MEETUP and Kakamega Pilot
by Alex Wafula 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

Thanks for the assist with the user manual Sam. I'll also be looking for already existing ones from the Openzim project as well as Kiwix. Ihub is free Saturday morning and I'll be indicating a maximum of 15 people in attendance. Cheers, Alex. On Tue Feb 22nd, 2011 1:10 AM PST Limoke Oscar wrote: >On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 12:09 PM, SAMSON MAOSA <coolsam726(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> I am embarking on it now. Pleasure > > Glad you helping....its all ours. :P :P > >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 1:06 AM, Limoke Oscar <oslimoke(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 12:03 PM, SAMSON MAOSA <coolsam726(a)gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> If it were possible I could also attend the Saturday meeting but I am >>>> attached a bit far from Nairobi. All I can wish you is good luck in your >>>> preparations and the pilot. >>>> Alex, if you need any help in preparing the Kiwix user manual I am here. >>>> >>> >>> Sam,We would appreciate your help so much.You could go ahead >>> and prepare the same as I believe all the other Teams would use the same >>> Manual too.So its our Asset as a Team so go ahead and send the draft when >>> you are done. Thanks for your help. >>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 12:37 AM, Limoke Oscar <oslimoke(a)gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> I am preparing the kakamega budget guys and would appreciate your input >>>>> especially from the cc'd Kakamega volunteers.Where is Bakari? >>>>> >>>>> Bakari if you get this you need to confirm your availability for the >>>>> meetup and pilot.You have been too quite and am not sure you still are in >>>>> for the Pilot. >>>>> >>>>> Sarah and Lilian,please come along with your laptops,Alex and I only >>>>> got Net-books not good enough for the Power Point presentation and writing >>>>> the DVD's. >>>>> >>>>> Abbas,you come along with the DVD's-we could write by the laptops on our >>>>> own.Also lets have all the necessary Fixed items like >>>>> Projectors,banners,Wiki swags as Alex had requested. >>>>> >>>>> Alex,Could you please prepare a short User Manual for the Kiwix and >>>>> Wikipedia for Schools? >>>>> >>>>> And to all Kakamega volunteers,we will be writing Wikipedia articles of >>>>> all the schools we visit and any interesting thing.So we could also use >>>>> the Saturday meetup to take us through Wikipedia Editing and authoring.Come >>>>> prepared on some of the key things you would like us to write about the >>>>> schools. >>>>> >>>>> See you then and awaiting your budget suggestions...... >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 2:18 AM, Abbas Mahmoud <abbasjnr(a)hotmail.com>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Could Alex please book iHub or any other place for us for this meetup? >>>>>> >>>>>> -------------------------------------- >>>>>> 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 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>>> Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:04:16 +0300 >>>>>> From: oslimoke(a)gmail.com >>>>>> To: wikimediake(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>> Subject: [Wikimedia Kenya] SATURDAY MEETUP and Kakamega Pilot >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> HEY EVERYONE, >>>>>> AS YOU ARE AWARE,THE KAKAMEGA PILOT WILL BE HAPPENING AS FROM 28TH-6TH >>>>>> MARCH.AS SUCH,I WOULD LIKE TO URGE ALL THE KAKAMEGA VOLUNTEERS NOT TO >>>>>> MISS THE SCHEDULED SATURDAY MEETUP.WE WILL USE THAT TO FAMILIARIZE WITH EACH >>>>>> OTHER,ASSIGN DUTIES TO EACH AND PREPARE THE LOGISTICS FOR THE >>>>>> SAME. PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS THREAD IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE >>>>>> KAKAMEGA VOLUNTEERS TO CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION IN THE >>>>>> PILOT TOO. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> P/S:EXCUSE MY SHOUTING(CAPS),MY CAPS-LOCK IS FAULTY...:P :P >>>>>> >>>>>> SEE US THEN >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Limoke Oscar, >>>>>> Wikimedian in Kenya <http://www.wikimedia.or.ke>, >>>>>> Freelance Academic Writer and Translator, >>>>>> GeoInformatics and GIScience Student, >>>>>> Jomo Kenyatta University. <http://www.jkuat.ac.ke> >>>>>> Cell:+254 717 845 316 >>>>>> Skype:oslimoke >>>>>> Twitter:@oslimoke <http://www.twitter.com/oslimoke> >>>>>> PayPal:Limoke Oscar<https://www.paypal.com/ke/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_account&nav=0.0> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ WikimediaKE mailing >>>>>> list WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>> WikimediaKE mailing list >>>>>> WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Limoke Oscar, >>>>> Wikimedian in Kenya <http://www.wikimedia.or.ke>, >>>>> Freelance Academic Writer and Translator, >>>>> GeoInformatics and GIScience Student, >>>>> Jomo Kenyatta University. <http://www.jkuat.ac.ke> >>>>> Cell:+254 717 845 316 >>>>> Skype:oslimoke >>>>> Twitter:@oslimoke <http://www.twitter.com/oslimoke> >>>>> PayPal:Limoke Oscar<https://www.paypal.com/ke/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_account&nav=0.0> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> WikimediaKE mailing list >>>>> WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> __________________________________________________________________________________ >>>> Samson Arosi Maosa, >>>> Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, >>>> Bsc. Electronics and Computer Engineering >>>> +254750-nine-one-seven-three-zero-five >>>> *"In this world, everything has been done but suppose we try doing it in >>>> a different (better) way?"* >>>> Make someone know what you already know. Join us now at Wikimedia Kenya<http://www.wikimedia.or.ke> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> WikimediaKE mailing list >>>> WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Limoke Oscar, >>> Wikimedian in Kenya <http://www.wikimedia.or.ke>, >>> Freelance Academic Writer and Translator, >>> GeoInformatics and GIScience Student, >>> Jomo Kenyatta University. <http://www.jkuat.ac.ke> >>> Cell:+254 717 845 316 >>> Skype:oslimoke >>> Twitter:@oslimoke <http://www.twitter.com/oslimoke> >>> PayPal:Limoke Oscar<https://www.paypal.com/ke/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_account&nav=0.0> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> WikimediaKE mailing list >>> WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> __________________________________________________________________________________ >> Samson Arosi Maosa, >> Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, >> Bsc. Electronics and Computer Engineering >> +254750-nine-one-seven-three-zero-five >> *"In this world, everything has been done but suppose we try doing it in a >> different (better) way?"* >> Make someone know what you already know. Join us now at Wikimedia Kenya<http://www.wikimedia.or.ke> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> WikimediaKE mailing list >> WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >> >> > > >-- >Limoke Oscar, >Wikimedian in Kenya <http://www.wikimedia.or.ke>, >Freelance Academic Writer and Translator, >GeoInformatics and GIScience Student, >Jomo Kenyatta University. <http://www.jkuat.ac.ke> >Cell:+254 717 845 316 >Skype:oslimoke >Twitter:@oslimoke <http://www.twitter.com/oslimoke> >PayPal:Limoke Oscar<https://www.paypal.com/ke/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_account&nav=0.0>

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[Wikimedia Kenya] Kakamega presentations.
by Limoke Oscar 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

Hi Guys, Find above the power point presentations proposed for the pilot.I have built on David's presenation at the launch and belive it is still an appropriate presentation.Alos we will have live demos of the Wikipedia For Schools.Please fill free to advice on the same. David,Could you help me soup up the other slide ?Just like yours? :P Thanks, -- Limoke Oscar, Wikimedian in Kenya <http://www.wikimedia.or.ke>, Freelance Academic Writer and Translator, GeoInformatics and GIScience Student, Jomo Kenyatta University. <http://www.jkuat.ac.ke> Cell:+254 717 845 316 Skype:oslimoke Twitter:@oslimoke <http://www.twitter.com/oslimoke> PayPal:Limoke Oscar<https://www.paypal.com/ke/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_account&nav=0.0>

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Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Mombasa Pre-Visit
by Alex Wafula 23 Feb '11

23 Feb '11

Hey David, With regards to Openzim and Kiwix, my take is that the Openzim project is mostly involved in the development of zim files while Kiwix is a reader of zim files. Best of luck in the Mombasa pre-visit, do take a look (on wikimedia.or.ke) at Oscar's report on his visit to Kakamega as well as Egerton's on the school's they've visited so far for some pointers on yours. Cheers, Alex. On Tue Feb 22nd, 2011 8:29 PM PST David Mugo wrote: >Guys, > >I need to get my info right, which exact days are we looking at for the >Mombasa pilot? > >Anyone else things we need to collect more info other than what is contained >in the attached document? > >Am going to convert the document into a spreadsheet that we can share on >Google Docs. > >Also, I was looking at OpenZIM and to me, it looks more flexible and I would >like your comparison views with KIWIX. > >I plan on starting visits today and finish by Friday. I will have my iPad >with me so all visit outcome will be updated on the Google Spreadsheet in >real time. > >David. > > > >On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 9:16 PM, Jessie Wild <jwild(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > >> Hey everyone! >> >> I know I haven't been weighing in often, but I have been tracking your >> progress and couldn't be more thrilled about all that is happening. >> >> >> On 2/21/2011 2:43 AM, BRANTON OBWARI wrote: >> >> *Attention Abbas , i made some observation it looks like in a good number >> of schools ,computer for schools program has contributed the computers for >> their labs , and are in touch either with their lab tech or anybody in >> charge maybe if only we can get in touch with the computer for schools >> office at mombasa rd it can reduce some expenses associated with pre -visits >> ,just thinking , >> >> See you guys .* >> >> This is a good idea. Might be worth talking to Computer for Schools program >> and seeing if it is possible to do a mass installation of Kiwix onto the >> computers prior to distribution. Then any visitations you are able to do >> could be to help train, answer questions, etc. >> >> I am not familiar with Computer for Schools, so I am not sure if that is >> possible or not, but certainly worth discussing. >> >> Best, >> Jessie >> >> -- >> Jessie Wild >> Special Projects Manager >> Global Development >> Wikimedia Foundation >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> WikimediaKE mailing list >> WikimediaKE(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake >> >> > > >-- >------------- >David Mugo, >ICT & E-Commerce Consultant, >http://majibu.com >Twitter: @raidarmax

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