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We focus on extracting and encoding data from [http://www.mediawiki.org Mediawiki] for offline use. We would like to also add support for other [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki_engine wiki engines] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_management_system content management systems] so that this can become a ubiquitous file format for offline usages. | We focus on extracting and encoding data from [http://www.mediawiki.org Mediawiki] for offline use. We would like to also add support for other [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki_engine wiki engines] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_management_system content management systems] so that this can become a ubiquitous file format for offline usages. | ||
We even believe the file format could be flexible enough to support any kind of web data | We even believe the file format could be flexible enough to support any kind of web data: | ||
* The ZIM file format is the most efficient and works on all platforms, embedded devices and desktop computers. | * The ZIM file format is the most efficient and works on all platforms, embedded devices and desktop computers. | ||
* The ZIM file format is used by all kind of publishers, even outside the Wikimedia community. | * The ZIM file format is used by all kind of publishers, even outside the Wikimedia community. | ||
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* There is at least one free implementation which is open source ([https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html GPLv2]), the [[libzim]]. | * There is at least one free implementation which is open source ([https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html GPLv2]), the [[libzim]]. | ||
* The [[libzim]] can be used easily in other software to make it easy to use the file format without having to implement it. | * The [[libzim]] can be used easily in other software to make it easy to use the file format without having to implement it. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Features]] | * [[Features]] | ||
* [[Roadmap]] | * [[Roadmap]] | ||