Wikimania 2013



Kiwix will be present at Wikimania 2013 in Hong Kong. A few developers will be there and will try to work and advertise the project.

Dates

 * 2-12 August

Hackathon
From the 2 to 7, developers will run a small hackathon and be present at the Wikimedia two tech. days. Goal is to release Kiwix 0.9rc3 at the end of the hackathon. The following things should be done:
 * Fix Buildbot and virtual machines for compilation.
 * Move Windows DVD launcher to the "other" git repository
 * Rewrite/improve (make modular) the paths to search for library XML in the Kiwix library module
 * Makes the storage in the profile compatibles with the portable version (data/[content/index/library])
 * Make the library working in both relative/absolute paths at the same time
 * Migrate pugixml/libzim/ctpp2 outside the kiwix source code (dependencies)
 * Better loading approach (ask for indexing) by clicking on the "load" library button
 * Make a portable version of Kiwix for OSX
 * Run the integrity check in a separate thread
 * Fix the crash on OSX and Windows with vietnamese articles
 * Make Data directory cutomizable
 * Fix Tabs with RTL UI

Posponed

 * Migrate to XR20, in particular for OSX and Sugar
 * Fix the retina bug on OSX
 * Move windows installer to the "other" git repository

Wikimania booth
Kiwix will have a permanent booth during Wikimania with:
 * Demonstration XO
 * Demonstration Table with Kiwix for Android
 * Kiwix-plug demonstration
 * Panneau présentation vertial
 * Banniere
 * Flyer
 * Dossier de présentation
 * Read-only USB disks

Presentations
We have propose two presentations.
 * Kiwix or the 7 ways to go Offline
 * Beyond Afripedia: Mali Experience

Attendees

 * Reg
 * Kelson
 * Wilfredor

Ideas

 * kbox to provide matching table of boxes/builds
 * automatic start/stop of VMs before/after the builds for saving server resources
 * better cleanup of nightly folder (especially when we shut down buildbot for days)