Comments on: A small wedding gift

By: Ahmed Bulbul Islam

Ahmed Bulbul Islam — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 10:30:48 +0000

CEO
Wikipedia !
This is just to express my gratitude to Wikipedia for they have opened up an amazing world to me and the millions of the future world to come. It’s an Aladin’s Cave of precious wealth !
Thanks.
Ahmed Bulbul Islasm/Dhaka/Bangladesh

By: Rockavibe

Rockavibe — Tue, 24 May 2011 14:21:13 +0000

Hi Jim,

Gee thanks for your wikipedia. It helps a lot on my research. I get the wiki answers in just a wiki seconds.

By: Nikhil Sheth

Nikhil Sheth — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:46:12 +0000

Hi Mr.Wales,
I started spreading the Kiwix version of Wikipedia for Schools (2008/09 edition – the only one out there at present) since Jan 2011 when I was looking for something of this sort to put in the net-less computer lab in a school I’m volunteering with. The Kiwix version it’s a lot more portable, compact (4GB compressed to 2.8GB and only one file for all the content) and is available for download from http://download.kiwix.org/portable/

I’ve started a page and a map (for India) where volunteers can co-ordinate on spreading the package (I’ve christened it WFSOE – wikipedia for schools, offline edition)
http://tinyurl.com/WFSOE (a wikia education pg)
http://tinyurl.com/WFSOEIndiaMap (a google maps link pg)
I’ll be joining a 2-yr fellowship programmed shortly where I’ll work as a teacher at under-resourced schools in 3 cities in India, as part of a movement to battle educational inequity. The Wikipedia for Schools fills a huge gap and can turn any simple computer into a digital reference library for students, giving them access to information that would be otherwise too expensive for them. I will try to spread this to my cohort of 400+ young people when our training begins in 2 weeks time.

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 15:31:30 +0000

This is a really good idea I’d love to see this put into practice. They could even sell the dvds from the site for a nominal fee which would increase their reputation further

By: Abhinav Vats

Abhinav Vats — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:41:42 +0000

I think you are a very sweet friend, and I agree how can one go to a wedding without a gift.
:)
I do not understand any other technical bit here, but its wonderful that you are doing this noble job that will help impart knowledge and educate those who do not have internet connections. Kids would like that.
Thanks,

Regards,
Abhinav Vats

By: Saeed

Saeed — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:03:48 +0000

Mr Wales I couldn’t find your mail to send you my view.Whenever I visit wikipedia I am ashamed of myself because my hands are tied. I love you, your idea: bringing all the people to each other with a free encyclopedia that charges us nothing we can modify .As I live in Iran a country under sanction and no international links with the world I can’t send any money for the foundation that I love and I highly revere .
Yours sincerely Saeed
p.s:I admire the great men and women who change the world.

By: Karina

Karina — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 14:46:58 +0000

Hi Jimmy! I looooooove this project and would love to be part of it!!! I speak Spanish and English fluently. Currently leave in Buenos Aires, but lived in NY and study Interior Design at NYSID. Travel constantly back and forth… Right now I am working at a non profit foundation, our main goal is sustainably finance underprivileged women to start businesses through microloans, among other things. Our foundation is called http://www.manosenaccionargentina.org, you are welcome to take a pick.
Can’t wait to hear from you!!!
Best regards,
Karina

By: Matthias Richter

Matthias Richter — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 21:18:49 +0000

Very nice idea and very kind! Something uncommon is sometimes the best.

By: German Ulloa

German Ulloa — Sat, 29 May 2010 18:20:55 +0000

Is this thing of the reader project still on the move? Isthe reade thi9ng for the argentinian gov’ t educ.ar site? We have some time at disposal… so….

By: A Masilamani

A Masilamani — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:43:26 +0000

Indeed it is a very good idea to take the benefits of wikipedia to visually impaired persons. AIDAT NGO is willing to collaborate with Wikipedia organization. It will be a great honour, in case Mr. Jimmy Wales and Wikipedia organization agree to donate a computer or two with braille key board for physcially challenged persons. Second point is that the number of trained persons to teach braille computer typing and operation, take the benefits of wikipedia to visually impaired persons is very less. We can focus on creating trained persons for helping the poor physically challenged fellow human beings.
A. Masilamani
All India Dr Ambedkar Trust