Yes, we need to promote Kiwix. We need to ensure that people with no
internet access can get Kiwix and that means that we do need to "clone
Wikipedia content".
It is quite expensive to download Kiwix because of the huge data charge
that it implies, and it also takes for ever with a poor connection. We tend
to forget that when we live in countries where we have 24H 7/7 unlimited
internet...
Best regards
Gabe
On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 10:48 AM, Bodhisattwa Mandal <
bodhisattwa.rgkmc(a)gmail.com> wrote:
We need to promote Kiwix - definitely, but should we
promote Wikipedia
zero? May be not, unless the issue of net neutrality is clearly addressed.
We need to remember that some countries had to ban different zero services,
as they clearly violated net neutrality and people were against them.
Regards
On May 8, 2017 1:23 PM, "Ilario Valdelli" <valdelli(a)gmail.com> wrote:
In these cases the big advantage is the capacity
to be cloned. A
governement can block an ip or a domain but it would be hard to block
internet.
The good approach is to invite the web to host kiwix and zim files for
downloading. That would be easier than cloning Wikipedia content.
However that approach will save readers but not writers.
Kind regards
Il 07 Mag 2017 23:36, "Gabriel Thullen" <gabriel(a)thullen.com> ha
scritto:
> I agree with James that we need to encourage initiatives like Kiwix
> Wikipedia Zero. We need to be able to distribute Kiwix in countries
that
have
blocked Wikipedia, because it is no big deal for a government to
block
> the
Kiwix.org site as well, and phone operators providing Wikipedia
Zero
will have
to obey government injunctions. Chances are that a block on
kiwix.org will hardly be noticed by our community. Looks like the good
old
sneakernet with USB flash drives is still a
viable option...
Gabe
On Sun, May 7, 2017 at 10:50 PM, Dariusz Jemielniak <darekj(a)alk.edu.pl
wrote:
> Yup. It would be interesting to ponder if wiki app could channel
through
> > Tor by default - in the spirit of The Guardian project. Informing
users
>
about Tor benefits has obvious disavantages related to the fact that
most
> people will not be able to grasp it.
>
> Dariusz Jemielniak
>
> On Sun, May 7, 2017 at 9:26 PM, James Heilman <jmh649(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> > The issues occurring in Turkey highlight that we may also need to
keep
> in
> > > mind:
> > >
> > > * Access
> > >
> > > over the next 15 years. Where access is not only potentially
hindered
> by
> > > governments but also technical and monetary realities in various
> country
> > > and region. We of course have already worked and continue to do
work
in
> > > this area with initiatives like Wikipedia Zero and Offline
Wikipedia
/
> > Kiwix.
> >
> > James
> >
> > On Fri, May 5, 2017 at 6:25 PM, Katherine Maher <
kmaher(a)wikimedia.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > *Summary: The report from cycle 1 discussion is online[1]. The
start
of
> > > cycle 2 is delayed until next week.*
> > >
> > > Thank you for your contributions! We have been hard at work
reading,
> > > sorting, and summarizing more than
1,800 community member
statements,
> > from
> > > more than 100 community discussions from across five continents.
Each
> of
> > > these statements was a response to the question: "What do we want
to
> > > build
> > > > or achieve together over the next 15 years?"
> > > >
> > > > You can find the full report on the major themes, and more
details
> > about
> > > > them, in a summarized report on Meta-Wiki.[1]
> > > >
> > > > Some common themes emerged from these conversations:
> > > >
> > > > * Reliable, neutral, high-quality content
> > > > * Community health & support
> > > > * Internal & external collaboration
> > > > * Improved and new features
> > > > * Users, editors, & contributors
> > > > * Outreach, awareness, & promotion
> > > > * Innovation and adaptation
> > > > * Funding, staffing, and other organizational needs
> > > > * Support for emerging communities
> > > > * Advancing Wikipedia in education
> > > > * Movement values
> > > > * Sustainability & growth
> > > >
> > > > Each of these themes is described in more detail within the body
of
> the
> > > > report,[1] and the full data spreadsheet from this analysis will
be
> >
posted
> > > soon.
> > >
> > > The movement strategy team has been working to group these themes
> > together,
> > > so that we have a smaller number of concepts to consider in the
next
> > cycle.
> > > Because this work is important, we want to make sure the grouping
and
> > > > analysis are comprehensive and thoughtful. In order to make sure
we
can
> > get
> > > it right, we’re delaying the start of cycle 2 discussions until
next
> > > week.
> > > >
> > > > As you probably know, the Turkish authorities blocked Wikipedia
in
> > Turkey
> > > > this week.[2] We’ve been working around the clock to understand
the
> > > > circumstances and respond
appropriately, including appealing in
> Turkish
> > > > court. We’re grateful to everyone who has reached out to offer us
> your
> > > > thoughts and perspective. Government limitations on free
knowledge
> are
> > > just
> > > > one of the critical issues that have come up during the movement
> > strategy
> > > > process. As we confront these challenges in real time, it has
been
a
> > > > reminder for me how important our work is, and how it has very
real
> >
> implications for people around the globe. Again, thank you.
> > >
> > > Kendine iyi bak (Turkish translation: “Take care of yourself”),
> > >
> > > Katherine
> > >
> > > PS. A version of this message is available for translation on
> > Meta-Wiki.[3]
> > >
> > > [1]
> > >
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_
> > > movement/2017/Cycle_1/Report
> > > [2]
> > >
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2017/04/30/turkish-
> > authorities-block-wikipedia/
> > > [3]
> > >
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_
> > > movement/2017/Updates/5_May_2017_-_Update_15_on_Wikimedia_
> > > movement_strategy_process
> > >
> > > --
> > > Katherine Maher
> > >
> > > Wikimedia Foundation
> > > 149 New Montgomery Street
> > > San Francisco, CA 94105
> > >
> > > +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635
> > > +1 (415) 712 4873
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Ethnography of Wikipedia" (2014, Stanford University Press) mojego
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