Kommentare zu: Latest progress on iKi http://haukap.net/2007/12/31/latest-progress-on-iki/ Let's see what makes life interesting... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:55:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Von: tom.haukap http://haukap.net/2007/12/31/latest-progress-on-iki/#comment-153 tom.haukap Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:22:21 +0000 http://haukap.net/2007/12/31/latest-progress-on-iki/#comment-153 The software is not converting the Wikipedia dump to a bunch of HTML files. That would need way to much space. It's using the big XML dump file from Wikipedia directly. This file contains, in wiki markup language, all articles, redirects and template. So the software isn't a simple webserver. It's a converter of the wiki markup language to html in the form a web server. And the source, the wiki markup language, is still compressed. That is the magic why you only need 1 GB (plus 0.5 GB for the index) to have the complete German Wikipedia. BTW: No pictures. The best solution is a program which downloads the data from Wikipedia, splits and indexes them, and put them on the device. Currently we don't have it. The software is not converting the Wikipedia dump to a bunch of HTML files. That would need way to much space.

It’s using the big XML dump file from Wikipedia directly. This file contains, in wiki markup language, all articles, redirects and template. So the software isn’t a simple webserver. It’s a converter of the wiki markup language to html in the form a web server. And the source, the wiki markup language, is still compressed. That is the magic why you only need 1 GB (plus 0.5 GB for the index) to have the complete German Wikipedia. BTW: No pictures.

The best solution is a program which downloads the data from Wikipedia, splits and indexes them, and put them on the device. Currently we don’t have it.

]]> Von: michi http://haukap.net/2007/12/31/latest-progress-on-iki/#comment-142 michi Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:52:22 +0000 http://haukap.net/2007/12/31/latest-progress-on-iki/#comment-142 what about uploading the german "iphone ready wikipedia dump"(as you have it) to a freespace provider like mediafire.com so that people can just download it and install an webserver via installer.app? what about uploading the german “iphone ready wikipedia dump”(as you have it) to a freespace provider like mediafire.com so that people can just download it and install an webserver via installer.app?

]]> Von: tom.haukap http://haukap.net/2007/12/31/latest-progress-on-iki/#comment-141 tom.haukap Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:40:17 +0000 http://haukap.net/2007/12/31/latest-progress-on-iki/#comment-141 Michi, thanks for the question. You're not the only one asking! The question was: When will the tool be released? If I find the time I will set up a Google code or SourceForge project this weekend. So afterwards you can install it. But... The worst part is, that not everyone is able to install the wikiserver on his iPod Touch or iPhone. After downloading the article file from wikipedia you have to run several script (or use a make script for that). Have a look at Thanassis Tsiodras article (see some of the other blog entries). To make thinks worse I had to change Thanassis indexer a little bit to support german "Umlaute". Afterwards you have to upload the files and the index to your device and install the software. At least a ssh connection is necessary, with some knowledge about Darwin/Unix. Until these steps are be done by another application only some few people can use the tool. Help is appreciated: So if anyone like to help out you're welcome. -Tom Michi, thanks for the question. You’re not the only one asking!

The question was: When will the tool be released?

If I find the time I will set up a Google code or SourceForge project this weekend. So afterwards you can install it. But…

The worst part is, that not everyone is able to install the wikiserver on his iPod Touch or iPhone. After downloading the article file from wikipedia you have to run several script (or use a make script for that). Have a look at Thanassis Tsiodras article (see some of the other blog entries). To make thinks worse I had to change Thanassis indexer a little bit to support german “Umlaute”. Afterwards you have to upload the files and the index to your device and install the software. At least a ssh connection is necessary, with some knowledge about Darwin/Unix.

Until these steps are be done by another application only some few people can use the tool.

Help is appreciated: So if anyone like to help out you’re welcome.

-Tom

]]> Von: michi http://haukap.net/2007/12/31/latest-progress-on-iki/#comment-136 michi Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:26:22 +0000 http://haukap.net/2007/12/31/latest-progress-on-iki/#comment-136 hi wann denkst du wird dias tool released. bin schon sehr gespannt! hi

wann denkst du wird dias tool released. bin schon sehr gespannt!

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