Wiki contents for '...pedia' uses

[Jason Ryer]

Hola Mauricio,

I think that your idea about managing content specifically for those that do
not have internet and/or have older computers is an excellent idea. I have
downloaded the wiki but unfortunately was unable to get it working due to
errors when importing the database.

However, being that we are working with schools throughout Bolivia and many
without internet, it would be great to see a distribution that works for our
needs. I am currently coordinating a shipment of P3s from the US here to
Bolivia to distribute to various communities throughout Bolivia. It would be
great to give these people a working sytem that includes such internet tools
as wikipedia and edubuntu without the need for an internet connection. (As
it currently stands, edubuntu is NOT equipped to install to Spanish without
depending on an Internet connection.)

I am currently watching ubuntu boot on a P3 with 128MB ram and it is taking
too too long. I know, I should just get more ram.

Regardless, Mauricio, gracias por tomar en cuenta los paises menos
favorecidos, tal como Bolivia
and I would love to see something that we can use here!

-- 
Jason Ryer

Asesor técnico, Save the Children (591-2 2481606)

Director GAT - http://www.gat-bolivia.org

Cel:        (591) 728 88381

On 9/6/06, Mauricio Hernandez Z. <mhz.chile at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> This email is mainly divided into 3 questions for you all because I
> still have not been able to make 'sound' decision about this.
>
> Many schools in LAm countries (Latin America) do not have internet
> access 24x7 and/or with great bandwidth. So, I know there are working
> efforts for a Wikipedia CD version, which could be great for the
> aforementioned schools, indeed. Nevertheless, would it be
> better/possible to sync those 'encyclopedia' contents instead of
> downloading everytime?
>
> I ask because a few weeks ago, MoinMoin wiki has released another
> feature: 'Sync pages', which means a user can actually synchronize
> contents between a local wiki and a remote wiki server, therefore, this
> will reduce the downloading time and size, plus... it would also allow
> schools/users to upload/contribute with contents to the Edu-Commnunity.
>
> Why Moin can do such thing? AFAIK, because Moin uses plain-text content
> that is rendered as nice reading-friendly html on the browser side. So
> syncing plain-text is neither painful nor so risky.
>
> = 1st question =
> Do you think this culd be useful to manage educontent?
>
> = 2nd question =
> Is it possible and simple to sync educontent from/to L.A.M.P like sites
> (local <-> remote)?
>
> = 3rd question =
> Since some Moin versions ago, Moin includes a WYSIWYG editor that makes
> generating content very simple fro teachers/students.
>
> Has any of you had experiences using wikis on Education/Learning tasks?
> Would you?
>
> Regards,
>
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