Re: [Wikimedia-l] internet-in-a-boxs to the refugee camps?

Hi all, Right, Jane. The ”box" is not connected to the internet but is a mass storage with WiFi. People can access the content saved to the device with their mobile phones. There are initiatives to provide Internet connections to the refugee camps, as it is nowadays relatively high in a

Re: [Wikimedia-l] internet-in-a-boxs to the refugee camps?

all they need is wifi to connect to the box I think, so it would be just one box not connected to the internet with a wifi access.

Re: [Wikimedia-l] internet-in-a-boxs to the refugee camps?

I think it is a a *very* good idea, but I think anything involving hardware can't be sponsored by WMF On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 11:46 AM, Leinonen Teemu wrote: > Hi all, > > Right, Jane. The ”box" is not connected to the internet but is a mass > storage with WiFi. People

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] internet-in-a-boxs to the refugee camps?

I think in some situations Kiwix can be a really good option. This might be one of them. Alternatively, is Wikipedia Zero active in countries such as Yemen, Syria and Libya? If so, perhaps it is worth co-ordinating with some disaster relief NGOs such as MSF,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] internet-in-a-boxs to the refugee camps?

On 08.09.2015 11:52, Stevie Benton wrote: I think in some situations Kiwix can be a really good option. This might be one of them. Yes, this has already been done a few times in the past with Kiwix-plug, a small device you just need to plug and you get a

Re: [Wikimedia-l] internet-in-a-boxs to the refugee camps?

Really sorry for the typo, read it "Stevie" (Messages sent using Android) On Sep 8, 2015 3:23 PM, "Stevie Benton" wrote: > I think in some situations Kiwix can > be a really good option. This might be one of them. > >

Re: [Wikimedia-l] internet-in-a-boxs to the refugee camps?

Excellent points Steve. On Sep 8, 2015 3:23 PM, "Stevie Benton" wrote: > I think in some situations Kiwix can > be a really good option. This might be one of them. > > Alternatively, is Wikipedia Zero active in countries such

Re: [Wikimedia-l] internet-in-a-boxs to the refugee camps?

On 8.9.2015, at 20.04, Keegan Peterzell wrote: > However, before we get all excited with plans, it might be important for > someone who is interested to contact the project lead and see if > internet-in-a-box is even still active. The website hasn't been regularly > updated

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] internet-in-a-boxs to the refugee camps?

Just a thought: would the European chapters, or a single European chapter, be willing to fundraise for this project? Also, in Seattle we have at least one charity that provides or donates basic computer hardware. I imagine that other cities have similar charities. Perhaps a European chapter could

Re: [Wikimedia-l] internet-in-a-boxs to the refugee camps?

On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 11:31 AM, Pine W wrote: > Just a thought: would the European chapters, or a single European chapter, > be willing to fundraise for this project? > > Also, in Seattle we have at least one charity that provides or donates > basic computer hardware. I

Re: [Wikimedia-l] internet-in-a-boxs to the refugee camps?

Just a reminder that Siko and company are in the middle of a major refresh of Community Resources. See https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Reimagining_WMF_grants Pine On Sep 8, 2015 3:27 AM, "Jane Darnell" wrote: > I think it is a a *very* good idea, but I think