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[http://www.wikimedia.ch/ Wikimedia CH] encourages the development of a free standard for Wikipedia offline content as well as all neccessary tools to create and read such data.
[http://www.wikimedia.ch/ Wikimedia CH] encourages the development of a free standard for Wikipedia offline content as well as all neccessary tools to create and read such data.


The free file format ZIM is based on [http://www.zeno.org/ Zeno files] which were developed in 2006 by the [http://www.directmedia.de/ berlin publisher Directmedia]. It is enables the usage of libraries like Wikipedia without internet access. The [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:DVD/2006-2007 Wikipedia DVD 2006/2007] was the first release based on this file format and was shipped with the ZenoReader - a webserver application - which served the artivles to the local webbrowser.
The free file format ZIM is based on [http://www.zeno.org/ Zeno files] which were developed in 2006 by the [http://www.directmedia.de/ berlin publisher Directmedia]. It is enables the usage of libraries like Wikipedia without internet access. The german [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:DVD/2006-2007 Wikipedia DVD 2006/2007] was the first release based on this file format and was shipped with the ZenoReader - a webserver application - which served the articles to the local webbrowser.


Tommi Mäkitalo of the [http://www.tntnet.org/ Tntnet project] developed the first complete replacement for the proprietary ZenoReader. The Tntreader runs on all POSIX compatible operating systems. In cooperation with Directmedia file format and reader were further developed, resulting in the [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:DVD Wikipedia DVD 2007/2008] which was bundled with Mäkitalo's free software.
Tommi Mäkitalo of the [http://www.tntnet.org/ Tntnet project] developed the first complete replacement for the proprietary ZenoReader. The Tntreader runs on all POSIX compatible operating systems. In cooperation with Directmedia file format and reader were further developed, resulting in the german [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:DVD Wikipedia DVD 2007/2008] which was bundled with Mäkitalo's free software.


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.

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