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List:       wikitech-l
Subject:    Re: [Wikitech-l] [Offline-l] WP-MIRROR 0.7.4 released
From:       wp mirror <wpmirrordev () gmail ! com>
Date:       2014-11-30 9:58:43
Message-ID: CAKFwuCTmO17-2SHw6XdtCRBbLr=ZOnHqbepcT+k7uaTEwrucrw () mail ! gmail ! com
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Dear Asaf,

0) Use cases

Use cases for this project are simple (motivation stated in parentheses):
     a) Originally I just wanted a mirror of the `enwiki' on my desktop
that I could browse when my Internet service provider went down
(availability);
     b) Later I wanted a mirror of the `simplewiki' and `simplewiktionary'
on my laptop so I could move about (mobility);
     c) Then came unhappy disclosures about domestic surveillance which
make it prudent to browse offline (privacy);
     d) Still later I wanted mirrors of other projects, such as
`enwikisource' and `enwikiversity', because I like reading books offline,
usually keeping them open for days (availability); and
     e) Now I want to generate ZIM files and all other dump files from
these mirrors to create a `WMF in a microcosm.' This is for use by the
offline community, and for archiving, experimenting, etc. For example:
          o You can have a desktop where the `enwikinews' mirror updates
daily and generates a ZIM file daily. This ZIM file can be synced to your
handheld device at your convenience. (availability, mobility);
          o You can periodically generate and archive an image thumbs
tarball (durability); and
          o You can dump your mirror, conduct experiments that may trash
your database, and then rebuild your mirror (durability).

The recent release WP-MIRROR 0.7.4 delivers all but use case (e).

1) Road map

Dump file generating capability is planned for the next version series,
WP-MIRROR 0.8.x, which will be packaged for Debian 8 (jessie) and Ubuntu
14.04 (trusty).

Sincerely Yours,
Kent


On Sun, Nov 30, 2014 at 12:02 AM, Asaf Bartov <asaf.bartov@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks!  (and \o/ LISP!)
>
> Could you tell us a little about the use case that drove you to develop
> this?
>
>    A.
>
> On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 6:42 PM, wp mirror <wpmirrordev@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear list members,
>>
>> WP-MIRROR 0.7.4 is now available.
>>
>> 0) Features
>>
>> Configuration of MediaWiki has been greatly improved.
>> Incremental XML data dump files now used.
>> SSL enabled so that wikis are now protocol independent (may access via
>> HTTPS).
>> URL fallback list increases reliability of downloading XML data dump
>> files.
>> Wiki `talk' pages now installed.
>>
>> 1) Updates
>>
>> Dependencies have been brought up to date:
>>
>> MediaWiki updated to 1.24.22.
>> MediaWIki extensions updated to 1.24.22.
>> XML Data Dump Schema updated to 0.10.
>>
>> 2) MediaWiki extensions
>>
>> Many extensions have been added for use with various WMF projects:
>>
>> Wikinews: DynamicPageList;
>> Wikipedia: CommonsMetadata, JsonConfig, Mantle, MultimediaViewer,
>> PageImages,
>>                 Popups;
>> Wikisource: DoubleWiki, Proofreadpage, RandomRootPage;
>> Wikiversity: Quiz; and
>> Wikivoyage: CustomData, GeoCrumbs, MapSources.
>>
>> 3) Home pages updated
>>
>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wp-mirror>
>> <http://www.nongnu.org/wp-mirror/>
>>
>> 4) Thanks
>>
>> I would especially like to thank the following contributors:
>>
>> Luiz Augusto for submitting bug reports, and for requesting features of
>> importance to the wikisource and wikiversity projects.
>>
>> Guy Catagnoli for reading the WP-MIRROR code and submitting many
>> comments; for submitting bug reports with log files containing valuable
>> debug info, and for feature requests.
>>
>> Sincerely Yours,
>> Kent
>>
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>>
>
>
> --
> Asaf Bartov <asaf.bartov@gmail.com>
>
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