Kiwix/ZIM incremental updates

ZIM incremental updates for Kiwix (Offline Wikipedia)

 * Public URL: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Kiran_mathew_1993/ZIM_incremental_updates_for_Kiwix
 * Bugzilla report: https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=47406
 * Announcement: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2013-May/069006.html (tech details: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2013-April/068931.html)

Name and contact information
Name: Kiran Mathew Koshy Email: kiranmathewkoshy@gmail.com, kiran.ee11@iitp.ac.in IRC or IM networks/handle(s): Kiran_ Location: Kerala, India Typical working hours: 11:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M, 9:00 P.M to 3:00 A.M.

Synopsis
Wikipedia has played a tremendous role in making the world's information available for free, but so far, an active internet connection is required for accessing the latest information. This project was thought up in order to make Wikipedia available to remote places without a proper internet connection.

Using the Kiwix project, it is possible to have a local copy of Wikipedia. However, a feature that is missing is a proper update feature, by which the data is updated once in a while. As of now, users need to download the full database every time they need to update, and this is quite cumbersome and/or impractical for a user with a slow internet connection.

Once the project is finished, this would greatly benefit many schools/other institutes in developing regions of the world. It will enable them to keep a local cache of the data, which updates itself automatically.

Deliverables
Include a brief, clear work breakdown structure with milestones and deadlines. Make sure to label deliverables as optional or required. It’s OK to include thinking time (“investigation”) in your work schedule. Deliverables should include investigation, coding, deploying, testing and documentation.

About you
We don't just care about your project -- you are a person, and that matters to us! What drives you? What makes you want to make this the most awesomest wiki enhancement ever?

You don't need to write out your life story (we can read your blog if we want that), but we want to know a little about what makes you tick. Are you a Wikipedia addict wanting to make your own experience better? Did a wiki with usability problems run over your dog, and you're seeking revenge? :-) What does making this project happen mean to you?

Participation
We don't just want to know what you plan to accomplish; we want to know how. Briefly describe your work style: how you plan to communicate progress, where you plan to publish your source code while you're working, how and where you plan to ask for help. (We will tend to favor applicants that demonstrate a clear vision for what it means to be an active participant in our development community.)

Past open source experience
Do you have any past experience working in open source projects (MediaWiki or otherwise)? If so, tell us about it! If you have already written a feature or bugfix in a Wikimedia technology such as MediaWiki, link to it here; we will give strong preference to candidates who have done so.

Any other info
Please add any other relevant information -- UI mockups, references to related projects, a link to your proof of concept code, whatever. There are no specific requirements, but we love to see people who love what they're doing. Show us you're excited about this project and have an interest in the background and are considering how best to make your idea work.