Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Android ICS support for Tamil and Indic languages

Android ICS does not natively support rendering of Tamil, Devanagiri and Bengali scripts. It just supports the fonts. Rendering depends on individual apps. This is a clever move from Google to increase the native browser usage. They've implemented font rendering in the stock browser; firefox still

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Android ICS support for Tamil and Indic languages

Yes, this keyboard app works in all of these (the phone should display Hindi properly). 2011/12/23 Srikanth Ramakrishnan > ePandit, > Does this work on Android Eclaire, Froyo, and Gingerbread? These > three are used extensively in India. > > On 12/22/11, ePandit | ई-पण्डित wrote: > > This is a

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] NDTV stealing photographs off the internet.

Image response - http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.eatliver.com/img/2008/3428.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.eatliver.com/i.php%3Fn%3D3428&h=500&w=700&sz=55&tbnid=qyIEuUp6IFLEsM:&tbnh=96&tbnw=135&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dpiracy%2Bvs%2Bstealing%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=piracy+vs+stealing&doc

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-in-WB] Kolkata Photo Walk (Esplanade & Dalhousie)

Thanks for bringing this up Ashwin (and for the detailed feedback). If the images are not named properly, people will not be able to recognise them, which makes the whole exercise useless. Can I suggest, now that the images have been uploaded such, the uploaders update the image summary with d

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] NDTV stealing photographs off the internet.

On 24 December 2011 10:41, Gautam John wrote: >> Fair use applies when no other options available.  In case of CC, >> options are wide open. If somebody decides to override a CC licensed >> file with a fair use, it is a clear Copy Vio. > Ummm, no. Not to the best of my knowledge. http://wiki.cr

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Open Wiki GLAM of Serbia: Conference - Call for participation

There is some problem with the id g...@vikimedija.org Meanwhile you can write to Mile Kish directly at m.mi...@gmail.com or mil...@vikimedija.org ( Note that it is vikimedija.org ) Regards Tinu Cherian On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 7:53 AM, Adethya Sudarsanan wrote: > Anirudh, > > the link presen

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Open Wiki GLAM of Serbia: Conference - Call for participation

Adethya, I assume that Vikimedija is the Serbian Wikimedia chapter. Hence sending a mail to g...@wikimedia.org shouldn't work. -- Regards, Srikanth Ramakrishnan. Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on December 10th. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coimbatore ___

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikita-l] Salem Wiki Workshop Report

As a part of this Workshop a small photo-walk was conducted, the attendees took photos all along their way in the market streets of Salem. The images now categorized here. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedian_meetups_in_Salem,Dec2011 *$U®¥∩* http://goo.gl/RoMyo.com

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] NDTV stealing photographs off the internet.

On 24 December 2011 10:38, Praveen Prakash wrote: > Fair use applies when no other options available.  In case of CC, > options are wide open. If somebody decides to override a CC licensed > file with a fair use, it is a clear Copy Vio. Ummm, no. Not to the best of my knowledge. Thank you. Bes

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] NDTV stealing photographs off the internet.

Fair use applies when no other options available. In case of CC, options are wide open. If somebody decides to override a CC licensed file with a fair use, it is a clear Copy Vio. On 23/12/2011, Arun Ganesh wrote: > I dug up the Indian fair use law and found this: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

[Wikimediaindia-l] Fwd: [Foundation-l] Missing wikis now redirect to Incubator

>From Foundation's mailing list. :) Missing Wikis now redirect to the Incubator project pages. :) *$U®¥∩* http://goo.gl/RoMyo.com http://about.me/suryaceg -- Forwarded message -- From: Robin Pepermans Date: 23 December 2011 03:56 Subject: [Foun

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] NDTV stealing photographs off the internet.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/arunganesh/4345797042/ If I remember correctly, Times of India later apologized for not giving attribution to while using one of Arun's CC licensed works on their newspaper. -TC On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 11:24 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < parakara.gh...@gmail.com> wrote

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Open Wiki GLAM of Serbia: Conference - Call for participation

Anirudh, the link present is not valid i guess... mails sent to "You can send your applications at g...@vikimedija.org" fails. I tried sending it to " g...@wikimedia.org" and there was no failure notice. Am i doing the right thing? Pls advice. I want to participate in GLAM, Serbia. Thanks in adv

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-in-WB] Kolkata Photo Walk (Esplanade & Dalhousie)

Hi, First of all many thanks to our Calcutta brethren for conducting this photo walk and many thanks for uploading the images to Commons. Such events will greatly help our country's herittage buildings, architecture, landmarks etc be preserved. After trying a quick & dirty look up with the resul

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] NDTV stealing photographs off the internet.

Srikanth Ramakrishnan, a budding Jack Valenti ? On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 11:24 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan < parakara.gh...@gmail.com> wrote: > Indian Law is indeed scary. I know most pictures on the internet get > flicked, Arun, being a victim of Times of

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] NDTV stealing photographs off the internet.

Indian Law is indeed scary. I know most pictures on the internet get flicked, Arun, being a victim of Times of India earlier, but this is a bit unfair? But then again, most of real life is. -- Regards, Srikanth Ramakrishnan. Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on December 10th. http://meta.wikimedia.org/

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] NDTV stealing photographs off the internet.

On 23 December 2011 22:47, Sudhanwa Jogalekar wrote: > But what the Attribution required clause? > Almost all of the media violate the "Attribution required" clause all the > time. Technically, fair dealing provisions override the CC License provisions. Thank you. Best, Gautam http:

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] NDTV stealing photographs off the internet.

On 23 December 2011 22:09, Arun Ganesh wrote: > In this case, the aircraft had crashed and it was no longer possible to get > such a photograph, but can a newspaper otherwise just pick up any photo off > the internet and use it under fair use clause just to avoid paying licensing > fees of the ph

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] NDTV stealing photographs off the internet.

This is some gray area about fair use and some benefit of doubt can be given to media. But what the Attribution required clause? Almost all of the media violate the "Attribution required" clause all the time. -Sudhanwa On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 10:09 PM, Arun Ganesh wrote: > I dug up the Indian

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] NDTV stealing photographs off the internet.

I dug up the Indian fair use law and found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_India/Fair_use#reproduction_in_a_newspaper In this case, the aircraft had crashed and it was no longer possible to get such a photograph, but can a newspaper otherwise just pick up any photo off the

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] NDTV stealing photographs off the internet.

On 23 December 2011 21:43, Srikanth Ramakrishnan wrote: > Gautam, thank you for correcting me, but I believe Digitally Stealing > is also defined as Using Data Without Permission. Atleast that's the > definition Microsoft uses for their Windows Genuine campaign. Forgive > me if I'm wrong. Since

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] NDTV stealing photographs off the internet.

Gautam, thank you for correcting me, but I believe Digitally Stealing is also defined as Using Data Without Permission. Atleast that's the definition Microsoft uses for their Windows Genuine campaign. Forgive me if I'm wrong. -- Regards, Srikanth Ramakrishnan. Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on Decem

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] NDTV stealing photographs off the internet.

On 23 December 2011 20:11, Srikanth Ramakrishnan wrote: > link on Facebook about Barkha Dutt and NDTV stealing images off the Nothing was stolen. At best, a case of copyright infringement could made out. That said, the fair dealing provisions relating to current affairs might kick in too. Can w

[Wikimediaindia-l] NDTV stealing photographs off the internet.

Heya, fellow photographer and Commons Illustrator Vinoth shared this link on Facebook about Barkha Dutt and NDTV stealing images off the internet. The image in the article was copyrighted. Imaging the situation on Commons. Here's the link: http://www.bangaloreaviation.com/2011/12/wall-of-shame-bark

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Welcoming Subhashish Panigrahi

Thanks a lot Anivar! I am so excited to work with many communities across the nation, connecting to all of you to reach to people will be my prime focus. Best Subha On 23 December 2011 19:08, Anivar Aravind wrote: > Congrats Subha !! > > Happy to see average age of WMF India programme got redu

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Welcoming Subhashish Panigrahi

Congrats Subha !! Happy to see average age of WMF India programme got reduced with your entry !!! Also thanks to Hisham for renaming the post to suit the skillset of Subha Anivar ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org T

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Android ICS support for Tamil and Indic languages

On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 5:07 PM, sankarshan wrote: > On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Ravishankar wrote: > >> Only few years before even PCs supported all of these and it will take more >> years to get this in all gadgets. So, the only expectation now is to at >> least display the characters wel

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Welcoming Subhashish Panigrahi

Thanks a lot Sudhanwa, will love to join you all in Pune, I will connect you all through IRC an plan for an event. Srikanth, I am looking forward for joining you guys, when you organize a meetup next time in Koimbatore, please let me know, will join you over skype and sometime will meet you guys i

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Android ICS support for Tamil and Indic languages

On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Ravishankar wrote: > Only few years before even PCs supported all of these and it will take more > years to get this in all gadgets. So, the only expectation now is to at > least display the characters well. Input is the next priority which can be > solved by 3rd

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Android ICS support for Tamil and Indic languages

That would make everybody with a phone elite. Whether they have a Nokia 1100 or Basic Music Java phone, irrespective of when they bought it. Some people, stick to phones for years. Three, four, five too. Difficutlt, but true. -- Regards, Srikanth Ramakrishnan. Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on Decem

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Update on India Programs Team: Communications

Hisham, may I suggest that you make it mandatory that people you employ have adequate exposure and experience with the Wiki ecosystem like Shiju and Subha have? -- Regards, Srikanth Ramakrishnan. Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on December 10th. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coimbatore _

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Welcoming Subhashish Panigrahi

Subha, I hope as part of your new role, you can now join us in Coimbatore once. -- Regards, Srikanth Ramakrishnan. Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on December 10th. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meetup/Coimbatore ___ Wikimediaindia-l mailing list Wikimedi

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Welcoming Subhashish Panigrahi

All the very best wishes Subha, Do drop in sometime to Pune. -Sudhanwa On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 11:44 AM, Subhashish Panigrahi < psubhash...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Ansuman, Ashwin and RK for the wishes, there is lot more to do with > the support of you all and I am very much glad that I wou

[Wikimediaindia-l] Update on India Programs Team: Communications

Dear All As you might be aware, there is one more team member I have been trying to get on board for the India Programs Team (http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaindia-l/2011-September/004251.html) - Consultant, Communications. I have unfortunately not been able to find the right can