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The availability of free software and an efficient file format sparked the interest in being able to create individual Zeno files to make more libraries offline available. Wikimedia CH supports these efforts by providing the project team around Tommi Mäkitalo with a server and a budget for developer meetings.
The availability of free software and an efficient file format sparked the interest in being able to create individual Zeno files to make more libraries offline available. Wikimedia CH supports these efforts by providing the project team around Tommi Mäkitalo with a server and a budget for developer meetings.


The first developers meeting took place this weekend around February 21st 2009. The project team meet for the first time to know each other personally, planned a roadmap, discussed technical concepts and some improvements of the format. As it is now an entirely free project of the open source community the project was renamed to '''openZIM''': The open implementation of the improved Zeno format ('''ZIM''').
The first developers meeting took place this weekend around February 21st 2009. The project team meet for the first time to know each other personally, created a roadmap, discussed technical concepts and some improvements of the format. As it is now an entirely free project of the open source community the project was renamed to '''openZIM''': The open implementation of the improved Zeno format ('''ZIM''').


It is planned to have the tools ready to create a ZIM file out of the german Wikipedia by the [http://www.linuxtag.org/2009/ LinuxTag 2009] where the project will be presented.
It is planned to have the tools ready to create a ZIM file out of the german Wikipedia by the [http://www.linuxtag.org/2009/ LinuxTag 2009] where the project will be presented.