I totally agree with you Oscar, it's great if we could get guys to participate in setting up the framework as well as in other stuff.
Since physical meetups are proving to be difficult, I'd suggest if maybe Abbas could draft a Google doc showing the framework with space for thoughts or comments. Then he could share it with the mailing list allowing guys to air their thoughts on the doc.
This way, all the info regarding the framework will be on one doc as opposed to various emails hence enabling guys visualise its flow clearly.
Give me your thoughts on this.
Alex.
On Wed Sep 29th, 2010 2:40 AM PDT Limoke Oscar wrote:
Abbas, Thats fine with me,and very convenient.We however need to get everyone get to participate.This may perhaps give us the final chance to see who are commited or not.Lets then go ahead... Limoke
On 9/29/10, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
Oscar,
Meeting all of us physically has prroven difficult due to busy or conflicting schedules. Alternatively, I don't mind us discussing the framework online.
Abbas.
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:43:05 +0300 From: oslimoke@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Wikimedia Kenya Framework
Hi guys, Good to see great ideas surfacing out of us.Abbas' proposed framework is just fantastic.All I request of guys is to respond to the various posts on our mailing list 'coz thats the only way to assure all of us that we are on the same page.Great head start by Alex,perhaps we should meet to discus on the frame work?
Regards, Limoke Oscar
On 9/29/10, Alexander Wafula xelawafs@yahoo.com wrote:
Hi guys,
I've used Kiwix before, it's one of the various softwares around that reads zim files. Linux os has become vital hence most opensource software such as Kiwix are offered in for this platform so hopefuly, we won't have installation issues.
As for visiting schools with computers, I beleive thd ICT board can assist with this. They have records for such schools hence we can use them to narrow down on the school's we'll visit. They are really open towards such initiatives so hopefully, they'll share this info.
So far, the framework sounds great.
Cheers Alex
On Tue Sep 28th, 2010 11:22 PM PDT Abbas Mahmoud wrote:
Hi folks,
Its quite unfortunate that last weeks meeting didn't happen. Anyway, what I wanted us to discuss was for us to propose a framework in the way we'll approach whatever we want to do.
For instance:
We were to start by experimenting with the offline Wikipedia. So, my suggestion is that each one of us be designated a region in Kenya within which he/she shall concentrate on. An appropriate basis of will be designating team members with the regions from which they come from. Like, say, if I come from Coast or Mombasa, I'll basically go to Mombasa and assess the schools that have computers there. After knowing how many schools we'll approach, we will then prepare our framework: timeline, budget, methodology, etc.
Actually, most public schools in Kenya have bought computers from Camara (and Irish non-profit organisation that distributes computers in African schools at a subsidised cost). These computers use the Linux (or is it Ubuntu??) operating system as opposed to many private schools whose computers are Windows-installed. So ofcourse, they'll be some software issues that may arise when we want to install the offline wiki into these computers. I'm not the software geek and I have never used offline wiki so I really have no idea whether or not the offline wiki is compatible with both types of operating systems.
So, this is the draft framework that I had in mind. I hope to receive input from you guys so that we can beef this framework up and come up with an organised, clear-cut plan.
Kind regards Abbas Mahmood.
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
-- Limoke Oscar Undergraduate Student -JKUAT Bsc.Geomatic Eng. and GIS +254 717 845 316
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-- Limoke Oscar Undergraduate Student -JKUAT Bsc.Geomatic Eng. and GIS +254 717 845 316
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Hi Alex,
I will draft it on Google docs. Could you be kind enough to get us that list from the ICT board?
Yours Abbas.
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:04:58 -0700 From: xelawafs@yahoo.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Wikimedia Kenya Framework
I totally agree with you Oscar, it's great if we could get guys to participate in setting up the framework as well as in other stuff.
Since physical meetups are proving to be difficult, I'd suggest if maybe Abbas could draft a Google doc showing the framework with space for thoughts or comments. Then he could share it with the mailing list allowing guys to air their thoughts on the doc.
This way, all the info regarding the framework will be on one doc as opposed to various emails hence enabling guys visualise its flow clearly.
Give me your thoughts on this.
Alex.
On Wed Sep 29th, 2010 2:40 AM PDT Limoke Oscar wrote:
Abbas, Thats fine with me,and very convenient.We however need to get everyone get to participate.This may perhaps give us the final chance to see who are commited or not.Lets then go ahead... Limoke
On 9/29/10, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
Oscar,
Meeting all of us physically has prroven difficult due to busy or conflicting schedules. Alternatively, I don't mind us discussing the framework online.
Abbas.
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:43:05 +0300 From: oslimoke@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Wikimedia Kenya Framework
Hi guys, Good to see great ideas surfacing out of us.Abbas' proposed framework is just fantastic.All I request of guys is to respond to the various posts on our mailing list 'coz thats the only way to assure all of us that we are on the same page.Great head start by Alex,perhaps we should meet to discus on the frame work?
Regards, Limoke Oscar
On 9/29/10, Alexander Wafula xelawafs@yahoo.com wrote:
Hi guys,
I've used Kiwix before, it's one of the various softwares around that reads zim files. Linux os has become vital hence most opensource software such as Kiwix are offered in for this platform so hopefuly, we won't have installation issues.
As for visiting schools with computers, I beleive thd ICT board can assist with this. They have records for such schools hence we can use them to narrow down on the school's we'll visit. They are really open towards such initiatives so hopefully, they'll share this info.
So far, the framework sounds great.
Cheers Alex
On Tue Sep 28th, 2010 11:22 PM PDT Abbas Mahmoud wrote:
Hi folks,
Its quite unfortunate that last weeks meeting didn't happen. Anyway, what I wanted us to discuss was for us to propose a framework in the way we'll approach whatever we want to do.
For instance:
We were to start by experimenting with the offline Wikipedia. So, my suggestion is that each one of us be designated a region in Kenya within which he/she shall concentrate on. An appropriate basis of will be designating team members with the regions from which they come from. Like, say, if I come from Coast or Mombasa, I'll basically go to Mombasa and assess the schools that have computers there. After knowing how many schools we'll approach, we will then prepare our framework: timeline, budget, methodology, etc.
Actually, most public schools in Kenya have bought computers from Camara (and Irish non-profit organisation that distributes computers in African schools at a subsidised cost). These computers use the Linux (or is it Ubuntu??) operating system as opposed to many private schools whose computers are Windows-installed. So ofcourse, they'll be some software issues that may arise when we want to install the offline wiki into these computers. I'm not the software geek and I have never used offline wiki so I really have no idea whether or not the offline wiki is compatible with both types of operating systems.
So, this is the draft framework that I had in mind. I hope to receive input from you guys so that we can beef this framework up and come up with an organised, clear-cut plan.
Kind regards Abbas Mahmood.
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
-- Limoke Oscar Undergraduate Student -JKUAT Bsc.Geomatic Eng. and GIS +254 717 845 316
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
-- Limoke Oscar Undergraduate Student -JKUAT Bsc.Geomatic Eng. and GIS +254 717 845 316
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
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Hi Abbas,
I'm on it, I'll let you guys now how it goes.
Cheers Alex.
________________________________ From: Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com To: Wikimedia Kenya wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Thu, September 30, 2010 10:26:51 AM Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Wikimedia Kenya Framework
Hi Alex,
I will draft it on Google docs. Could you be kind enough to get us that list from the ICT board?
Yours Abbas.
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:04:58 -0700 From: xelawafs@yahoo.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Wikimedia Kenya Framework
I totally agree with you Oscar, it's great if we could get guys to participate in setting up the framework as well as in other stuff.
Since physical meetups are proving to be difficult, I'd suggest if maybe Abbas could draft a Google doc showing the framework with space for thoughts or comments. Then he could share it with the mailing list allowing guys to air their thoughts on the doc.
This way, all the info regarding the framework will be on one doc as opposed to various emails hence enabling guys visualise its flow clearly.
Give me your thoughts on this.
Alex.
On Wed Sep 29th, 2010 2:40 AM PDT Limoke Oscar wrote:
Abbas, Thats fine with me,and very convenient.We however need to get everyone get to participate.This may perhaps give us the final chance to see who are commited or not.Lets then go ahead... Limoke
On 9/29/10, Abbas Mahmoud abbasjnr@hotmail.com wrote:
Oscar,
Meeting all of us physically has prroven difficult due to busy or conflicting schedules. Alternatively, I don't mind us discussing the framework online.
Abbas.
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:43:05 +0300 From: oslimoke@gmail.com To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Wikimedia Kenya Framework
Hi guys, Good to see great ideas surfacing out of us.Abbas' proposed framework is just fantastic.All I request of guys is to respond to the various posts on our mailing list 'coz thats the only way to assure all of us that we are on the same page.Great head start by Alex,perhaps we should meet to discus on the frame work?
Regards, Limoke Oscar
On 9/29/10, Alexander Wafula xelawafs@yahoo.com wrote:
Hi guys,
I've used Kiwix before, it's one of the various softwares around that reads zim files. Linux os has become vital hence most opensource software such as Kiwix are offered in for this platform so hopefuly, we won't have installation issues.
As for visiting schools with computers, I beleive thd ICT board can assist with this. They have records for such schools hence we can use them to narrow down on the school's we'll visit. They are really open towards such initiatives so hopefully, they'll share this info.
So far, the framework sounds great.
Cheers Alex
On Tue Sep 28th, 2010 11:22 PM PDT Abbas Mahmoud wrote:
Hi folks,
Its quite unfortunate that last weeks meeting didn't happen. Anyway, what I wanted us to discuss was for us to propose a framework in the way we'll approach whatever we want to do.
For instance:
We were to start by experimenting with the offline Wikipedia. So, my suggestion is that each one of us be designated a region in Kenya within which he/she shall concentrate on. An appropriate basis of will be designating team members with the regions from which they come from. Like, say, if I come from Coast or Mombasa, I'll basically go to Mombasa and assess the schools that have computers there. After knowing how many schools we'll approach, we will then prepare our framework: timeline, budget, methodology, etc.
Actually, most public schools in Kenya have bought computers from Camara (and Irish non-profit organisation that distributes computers in African schools at a subsidised cost). These computers use the Linux (or is it Ubuntu??) operating system as opposed to many private schools whose computers are Windows-installed. So ofcourse, they'll be some software issues that may arise when we want to install the offline wiki into these computers. I'm not the software geek and I have never used offline wiki so I really have no idea whether or not the offline wiki is compatible with both types of operating systems.
So, this is the draft framework that I had in mind. I hope to receive input from you guys so that we can beef this framework up and come up with an organised, clear-cut plan.
Kind regards Abbas Mahmood.
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
-- Limoke Oscar Undergraduate Student -JKUAT Bsc.Geomatic Eng. and GIS +254 717 845 316
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
-- Limoke Oscar Undergraduate Student -JKUAT Bsc.Geomatic Eng. and GIS +254 717 845 316
WikimediaKE mailing list WikimediaKE@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediake
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