Wikipedia:DVD
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A collection of thoughts about producing an English-language DVD of Wikipedia content, drawing from the experiences of the German DVD publication effort (with Directmedia) and the proposed Mandriva collaboration (in English and French, not yet consummated).
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[edit] Proposed publications
- Mandriva collaboration - date uncertain.
- Wikiwizzy publication ... ask Andy for details_
- TEJO plans to produce an Esperanto DVD including the Esperanto Wikipedia in the summer 2006. Any help (especially technical) would be appreciated. --Chuck SMITH
[edit] Content issues
Limitations of content:
- restrictions on image content/size.
- restriction on stub inclusion
- filtering out of POV/VfD/other-tagged articles.
Validation:
- Use of review feature? Special checking of new articles/edits from the last day?
[edit] Legal issues
Current and proposed contracts:
- Mandriva - draft contract and second draft on meta; other discussions on meta, mailing list, and fr:
- Directmedia - see German Wikipedia details on the contract needed
[edit] Coordination issues
- Timelines for: snapshot, revision, formatting, fitting onto DVD/integration with reader
- Scripts for: formatting, transclusion, image- and media-manipulation, reader integration
- Designs for: packaging, interface, main page/introduction
