Hi Alex,
I will draft it on Google docs. Could you be kind enough to get us that list from the ICT board?
Yours
Abbas.
> Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:04:58 -0700
> From: xelawafs@yahoo.com
> To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org
> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Wikimedia Kenya Framework
>
> I totally agree with you Oscar, it's great if we could get guys to participate in setting up the framework as well as in other stuff.
>
> Since physical meetups are proving to be difficult, I'd suggest if maybe Abbas could draft a Google doc showing the framework with space for thoughts or comments. Then he could share it with the mailing list allowing guys to air their thoughts on the doc.
>
> This way, all the info regarding the framework will be on one doc as opposed to various emails hence enabling guys visualise its flow clearly.
>
> Give me your thoughts on this.
>
> Alex.
>
> On Wed Sep 29th, 2010 2:40 AM PDT Limoke Oscar wrote:
>
> >Abbas,
> >Thats fine with me,and very convenient.We however need to get everyone
> >get to participate.This may perhaps give us the final chance to see
> >who are commited or not.Lets then go ahead...
> >Limoke
> >
> >On 9/29/10, Abbas Mahmoud <abbasjnr@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Oscar,
> >>
> >> Meeting all of us physically has prroven difficult due to busy or
> >> conflicting schedules. Alternatively, I don't mind us discussing the
> >> framework online.
> >>
> >> ---
> >> Abbas.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:43:05 +0300
> >>> From: oslimoke@gmail.com
> >>> To: wikimediake@lists.wikimedia.org
> >>> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Kenya] Wikimedia Kenya Framework
> >>>
> >>> Hi guys,
> >>> Good to see great ideas surfacing out of us.Abbas' proposed framework
> >>> is just fantastic.All I request of guys is to respond to the various
> >>> posts on our mailing list 'coz thats the only way to assure all of us
> >>> that we are on the same page.Great head start by Alex,perhaps we
> >>> should meet to discus on the frame work?
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> Limoke Oscar
> >>>
> >>> On 9/29/10, Alexander Wafula <xelawafs@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>> > Hi guys,
> >>> >
> >>> > I've used Kiwix before, it's one of the various softwares around that
> >>> > reads
> >>> > zim files. Linux os has become vital hence most opensource software such
> >>> > as
> >>> > Kiwix are offered in for this platform so hopefuly, we won't have
> >>> > installation issues.
> >>> >
> >>> > As for visiting schools with computers, I beleive thd ICT board can
> >>> > assist
> >>> > with this. They have records for such schools hence we can use them to
> >>> > narrow down on the school's we'll visit. They are really open towards
> >>> > such
> >>> > initiatives so hopefully, they'll share this info.
> >>> >
> >>> > So far, the framework sounds great.
> >>> >
> >>> > Cheers
> >>> > Alex
> >>> >
> >>> > On Tue Sep 28th, 2010 11:22 PM PDT Abbas Mahmoud wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >>Hi folks,
> >>> >>
> >>> >>Its quite unfortunate that last weeks meeting didn't happen. Anyway,
> >>> >> what I
> >>> >> wanted us to discuss was for us to propose a framework in the way we'll
> >>> >> approach whatever we want to do.
> >>> >>
> >>> >>For instance:
> >>> >>
> >>> >>We were to start by experimenting with the offline Wikipedia. So, my
> >>> >> suggestion is that each one of us be designated a region in Kenya
> >>> >> within
> >>> >> which he/she shall concentrate on. An appropriate basis of will be
> >>> >> designating team members with the regions from which they come from.
> >>> >> Like,
> >>> >> say, if I come from Coast or Mombasa, I'll basically go to Mombasa and
> >>> >> assess the schools that have computers there. After knowing how many
> >>> >> schools we'll approach, we will then prepare our framework: timeline,
> >>> >> budget, methodology, etc.
> >>> >>
> >>> >>Actually, most public schools in Kenya have bought computers from Camara
> >>> >> (and Irish non-profit organisation that distributes computers in
> >>> >> African
> >>> >> schools at a subsidised cost). These computers use the Linux (or is it
> >>> >> Ubuntu??) operating system as opposed to many private schools whose
> >>> >> computers are Windows-installed. So ofcourse, they'll be some software
> >>> >> issues that may arise when we want to install the offline wiki into
> >>> >> these
> >>> >> computers. I'm not the software geek and I have never used offline wiki
> >>> >> so
> >>> >> I really have no idea whether or not the offline wiki is compatible
> >>> >> with
> >>> >> both types of operating systems.
> >>> >>
> >>> >>So, this is the draft framework that I had in mind. I hope to receive
> >>> >> input
> >>> >> from you guys so that we can beef this framework up and come up with an
> >>> >> organised, clear-cut plan.
> >>> >>
> >>> >>Kind regards
> >>> >>Abbas Mahmood.
> >>> >>
> >>> >>
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >
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> >>>
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