[Foundation-l] BitTorrent Downloads of enwiki Images

Florence Devouard anthere at anthere.org
Sat Mar 10 18:23:33 UTC 2007


Jeffrey V. Merkey wrote:
 > Florence Devouard wrote:
 >
 >> Jeff V. Merkey wrote:
 >>
 >>
 >>> I have compiled the entire library of Wikipedia's images and have a
 >>> bittorrent server ready to export this library on the internet.  I am
 >>> awaiting
 >>> word back from the Foundation for approval to enable the torrents.
 >>>
 >>> I have developed an automated C based server system which mirrors all
 >>> Wikipedia images and compiles them into .bz2 archives as a library 
based
 >>> on XML revision and dump.   When I get final approval, I will export
 >>> these torrents to allow the images to be available from the 
internet.
 >>> I will be in Arizona meeting with Dine (Navajo) folks next week on 
their
 >>> projects, but will have email access.
 >>>
 >>> The torrents will be available at
 >>>
 >>> http://www.wikigadugi.org:2780
 >>>
 >>> At some point.  I will let folks know when and if the Foundation has
 >>> approved this.
 >>>
 >>> :-)
 >>>
 >>> Jeff
 >>>
 >>>
 >>
 >> Just to be sure... Who did you ask approval from ?
 >>
 >> ant
 >>
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 > Danny,
 >
 > Jeff


In which capacity ?

ant




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