Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-IN-PUN] [Offline-l] Fwd: troubleshooting Wikipedia for schools offline project

2011-02-01 Thread Ashwin Baindur
Hi Nikhil, Thank you for your detailed comments. I agree with you that there is a need for our kids to be internationally relevant and I respect your inclusionist approach. There are a few points to make: Firstly, your contention that India-specific information is available all around is a fallla

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-IN-PUN] [Offline-l] Fwd: troubleshooting Wikipedia for schools offline project

2011-02-01 Thread Nikhil Sheth
Hi Ashwin, Thanks, but with all due respect, I have a few doubts and concerns. I've shared them on the talk page. http://wikimedia.in/wiki/Talk:Wikipedia_for_Schools_-_Indian_version Cheers, Nikhil Sheth +91-966-583-1250 Pune, India Teach For India Fellow, 2011-1

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-IN-PUN] [Offline-l] Fwd: troubleshooting Wikipedia for schools offline project

2011-02-01 Thread Ashwin Baindur
Hi Nikhil, You had ported an English Wikipedia for Schools to the portable ZIM file format for distribution. However that edition consists of articles selected for the Western milieu by SOS Children's Village Project. It needs tweaking to be relevant to our environment. Plus, we will need to colle