Comments on: Offline Wikipedia based on Mozilla technology http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/04/offline-wikipedia-based-on-mozilla-technology/ Your source for Mozilla news, tips, reviews, and more. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:11:35 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Aaron Strontsman http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/04/offline-wikipedia-based-on-mozilla-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-32344 Aaron Strontsman Tue, 01 May 2007 13:07:36 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/04/offline-wikipedia-based-on-mozilla-technology/#comment-32344 Don't think Wikipedia should be shipped on a CD, what I'd like would be a modified version of Firefox that is a small download and searches the online Wikipedia. If you were viewing any page in the only Wikipedia it would be stored offline, as well as linked pages. An update feature would follow RSS feeds of the page version and automatically update changed page every month or so (the program should not unnecessarily increase page visits on Wikipedia). Oh: and those Kiwix buttons are far too big. Don’t think Wikipedia should be shipped on a CD, what I’d like would be a modified version of Firefox that is a small download and searches the online Wikipedia.
If you were viewing any page in the only Wikipedia it would be stored offline, as well as linked pages. An update feature would follow RSS feeds of the page version and automatically update changed page every month or so (the program should not unnecessarily increase page visits on Wikipedia).

Oh: and those Kiwix buttons are far too big.

]]> By: Bob http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/04/offline-wikipedia-based-on-mozilla-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-30106 Bob Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:07:27 +0000 http://mozillalinks.org/wp/2007/04/offline-wikipedia-based-on-mozilla-technology/#comment-30106 Does this mean we will soon have Encyclopedia Britannica style sales persons coming door-to-door again? "Excuse me sir, would you like to buy this lovely volume of Wikipedia? We'll give you the first CD for only $1.99, and subsequent volumes can be purchased for a low $5.99 each" Does this mean we will soon have Encyclopedia Britannica style sales persons coming door-to-door again?

“Excuse me sir, would you like to buy this lovely volume of Wikipedia? We’ll give you the first CD for only $1.99, and subsequent volumes can be purchased for a low $5.99 each”

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