Re: Wikipedia for schools launched

What's the link to download Prasanna ?

On May 30, 8:34 pm, "Prasanna Gautam" 
<prasannagau...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> hmm... turning on azureus... :D altho it is slow... damn.. at least faster
> than the time DVDs will come via mail
>
> On 5/30/07, Shishir Jha <shishi...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > This sounds really good and can prove to be a good resource for LTSP
> > projects and other projects. Has any body requested for the DVD
> > already. Well would be good if we could copy it here once one copy
> > arrives, rather than ordering multiple copies. If not I am ordering
> > for soon for sure.
>
> > On 5/30/07, Prasanna Gautam 
> > <prasannagau...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > sweet!
>
> > > On 5/30/07, Subir Pradhanang 
> > > <subi...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > Hi all,
>
> > > > This seems to be a really good one for schools! Hey Shishir, Jwalanta,
> > > Bhaskar, Amit and all the others interested, check it out! Coz it's
> > really
> > > going to be useful for the future LTSP projects :)
>
> > > >http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?src=rss&id=1548
>
> > > > ---
>
> > > > Wikipedia for schools launched
>
> > > > By Staff Writer
> > > > 30 May, 2007
>
> > > > Volunteers at the English Wikipedia and SOS Children have launched the
> > > Wikipedia Selection for Schools.
>
> > > > The selection's articles have been cleaned up and checked for
> > suitability
> > > for children, avoiding adult content. It includes the best of Wikipedia
> > as
> > > well as many thousands of pages of extra material specifically selected
> > to
> > > be of interest to children who follow the UK National Curriculum and
> > similar
> > > curricula elsewhere in the world.
>
> > > > The entire selection is said to be roughly equivalent to a 15 volume
> > > encyclopaedia with 24 000 pictures, 14 million words and articles on 4
> > 625
> > > topics.
>
> > > > Aside from being accessible on the site, it is also possible to
> > download
> > > the entire selection via BitTorrent (2.5GB compressed with full size
> > images,
> > > 792MB compressed with only thumbnail images).
>
> > > > Hilton Theunissen of Inkululeko said that they will gladly send copies
> > to
> > > anyone who wants. Theunissen added that the digital encyclopedia will
> > also
> > > be made available at all tuXlab schools around the country.
>
> > > > Florence Devouard, chair of the Wikimedia Foundation, said: "The
> > Wikimedia
> > > Foundation aims to encourage the development and distribution of
> > reference
> > > content to the public free of charge: this project is an excellent
> > example
> > > of free resources being offered to a particular audience which we warmly
> > > encourage, and are proud to support."
>
> > > > Dr Andrew Cates, of SOS Children and himself a Wikipedia
> > administrator,
> > > said: "Wikipedia offers a fantastic learning resource. We are delighted
> > to
> > > have been able to play a part in increasing the number of children who
> > will
> > > be able to benefit from it. We are indebted to the volunteers in our
> > offices
> > > and on Wikipedia who helped check articles and to the Wikipedia
> > community
> > > for their help with this project."
>
> > > > It is intended to extend and update the selection periodically.
>
> > > > To download the 792MB version of the Wikipedia selection, right click
> > and
> > > save the following link/target, here.
>
> > > > To request a DVD copy, email 
> > > > i...-COU+9wU20e7PKWblFCUSJw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and put "Wikipedia for
> > > Schools" in the subject field.
>
> > > > ---
>
> > > > Cheers,
> > > > Subir
>
> > --
> > Shishir Jha
> > EPC 1970,GPO 8975,
> > KTM,NEPAL