Wikipedia:DVD

A collection of thoughts about producing an English-language DVD of Wikipedia content, drawing from the experiences of the German DVD publication effort (with Directmedia) and the proposed Mandriva collaboration (in English and French, not yet consummated).

Proposed publications

 * Mandriva collaboration - date uncertain.
 * Wikiwizzy publication ... ask Andy for details_
 * TEJO plans to produce an Esperanto DVD including the Esperanto Wikipedia in the summer 2006. Any help (especially technical) would be appreciated.  --Chuck SMITH

Content issues
Limitations of content:
 * restrictions on image content/size.
 * restriction on stub inclusion
 * filtering out of POV/VfD/other-tagged articles.

Validation:
 * Use of review feature? Special checking of new articles/edits from the last day?

Legal issues
Current and proposed contracts:
 * Mandriva - draft contract and second draft on meta; other discussions on meta, mailing list, and fr:
 * Directmedia - see German Wikipedia details on the contract needed

Coordination issues

 * Timelines for: snapshot, revision, formatting, fitting onto DVD/integration with reader
 * Scripts for: formatting, transclusion, image- and media-manipulation, reader integration
 * Designs for: packaging, interface, main page/introduction
 * Relationship with the Schools Wikipedia DVD already published.