OpenZIM Developers Meeting

openZIM is the file format and software used for Wikipedia offline. It provide an efficient storage technology.

The openZIM project has a community throughout the world. To ease communications and meetings it has decided to have a developers meeting prior Wikimania. So everyone interested in technical details around Wikipedia Offline is invited to participate in this developers meeting and get involved with openZIM.

Time and Venue

  • August 2nd and 3rd, 9:00 - 17:00
  • Beit Hecht, room Carmel (1st floor)

Participants

just sign up here!

  1. --80686 13:27, 8 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  2. --Rgaudin 13:43, 8 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  3. --Ijon 17:35, 8 June 2011 (UTC) (no funding required)[reply]
    I will probably not be able to participate during the whole day, due to other engagements. :(
  4. Kelson 05:34, 9 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Cip 17:24, 21 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  6. Rotem Simha (WMIL)
  7. Itamar Syn-Hershko (CLucene and HebMorph developer)
  8. Matthias Esterl
  9. Xelawafs 21:42, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  10. Jwild 00:39, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  11. kidzangi 11:51, 30 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I also can only participate for part of the day, due to other commitments
  12. your username

The openZIM project is funding travel costs and accommodation for their participants at the developers meeting.

Topics

  • PediaPress, Collections and openZIM
  • Usability evaluation of Kiwix
  • Evaluation and extension of Wikipedia Release Version Tools
  • Category Handling - get the implementation done
  • Review templating (layoutPage, /B/ namespace)
  • Kiwix and CLucene integration
  • Outreach to non-Wikimedians to bundle Kiwix and Wikimedia projects with their work

Organiser / Responsible

Manuel Schneider - openZIM project lead