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The '''ZIM Autobuild''' is a software and infrastrucure project which has for purpose to build more and more efficiently ZIM files of the [http://www.wikimedia.org Wikimedia projects]. | |||
== Introduction == | |||
Kiwix is well established by now, there are more and more users/downloads and we know that users are really satisfied. It's accepted as the reference software to read ZIM files and does more or less everything what people expect from such a software. In comparison, the offered content is still too small. I manually prepare full Wikipedia ZIM files with pictures in about 25 languages. This is the right moment, to fix that problem. | |||
* | This project has for purpose to provide a solution with following properties: | ||
* | * <s>Fully automatic</s> {{done}} | ||
** | * <s>Web configurable/manageable</s> {{done}} | ||
* <s>able to build full or partial (only a selection of articles) ZIM files of WMF projects</s> {{done}} | |||
* <s>able to tweak the content by removing/modifying categories, templates, articles</s> {{done}} | |||
* <s>able to compute full ZIM files with pictures for at least the 50 largest Wikipedia (except English)</s> {{done}} | |||
* <s>able to compute full ZIM files without pictures for most of the WMF projects</s> {{done}} | |||
* <s>Able to provide Sugar .xo packages including content + Kiwix (developed in the B&W scope)</s> Not done, but we are almost able to do that with APK (Android) packages [[User:Kelson|Kelson]] ([[User talk:Kelson|talk]]) 21:23, 24 September 2015 (CEST) | |||
* | == Workpages == | ||
* | Here are the three parts of the project: | ||
** > | * <s>Reimbursement of the server (~6500 CHF)></s> {{done}} | ||
* <s>Payment of a professional hosting in Zurich (~4500 CHF *over two years*) (see [[/housing]])</s> {{done}} | |||
* One month of code development ([[User:Kelson|Kelson]]) will do on a volunteer base | |||
== People == | |||
This project is leaded and executed by [[User:Kelson|Kelson]]. | |||
== Financing == | |||
This project is granted by '''[http://www.wikimedia.ch Wikimedia CH (Switzerland)] | |||
* [http://www. | == Timeline == | ||
* <s>End of June: Server in Datacenter</s> {{done}} | |||
:We had two offers and I decided to take the one of [http://www.weblink.ch Weblink] for 225CHF/month. This was not the cheapest one, but the datacenter is really near to my house, something essential for me: I wanted to be able to quickly and easily make hardware maintenance. Server is migrated and works. [[User:Kelson|Kelson]] 14:45, 20 August 2012 (CEST) | |||
* | * End of August: first automatic version running | ||
* | * End of September: end of the project | ||
== Final status == | |||
Almost all the job has been done. Mwoffliner is now efficient enough and it runs on many VMs at @labs. With them we are almost able to build for all Wikimedia projects, one time a month, two ZIM/ZIP files: one with pictures and one without. This project is therefore considered as achieved. [[User:Kelson|Kelson]] ([[User talk:Kelson|talk]]) 21:28, 24 September 2015 (CEST) | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[/grant_request|The grant request]] | |||
[[Category:projects]] | |||