Jason Richey wrote:
>
> If I'm not mistaken, it is totally within YOUR power to get the source
> code from CVS and import it into (Meta?) Wikipedia somewhere. I don't
> think it's a good idea, but it is possible for you to do. I think
> that, if you were to perform this exercise, you would see that wiki
> isn't very well suited for source code modification/viewing.
>
> I understand that you want to see if it works. That's perfectly
> reasonable. However, you are asking other volunteers, who are already
> busy with other important things, to do something that, for the most
> part, they are not willing to do.
>
> Jason Richey
Dear Wikipedia-developers/maintainers,
I am right at this moment writing such a piece of code in C,
just as an excercise to see if it works and how it 'feels'.
I'll let this list (and especially Takuya Murata) know when I've
finished it, to come and have a look.
Thanks for creating/maintaining Wikipedia!,
Pieter Suuromd
> Takuya Murata wrote:
>
> > I don't aim to discuss which one is better CVS or wiki.
> >
> > First of all, again I am not so sure developing in wiki
> > works. Some think it won't work and some (including me, only
> > me?) think it might.
> >
> > But think of the reality. Don't we need better mechanism for
> > development? Wiki might not work I know that. But I am not
> > sure yet.
> >
> > Why don't we try? Is there any technical trouble to publish
> > wikipedia software sourcecode? It seems to me that it is
> > possible to publish sourcecode and some sysops apply them
> > regularly. If it didn't yield good result, it doesn't hurt
> > anything anyway.
> >
> > Oh, maybe am I only one who believes development in wiki
> > might work? If so, I should do that in my own.
> >
> > >> Probably. If meta is the place only for those who are
> > >> interested in development and administration, I would
> > like
> > >> to participate in meta.
> > >
> > >The best place for discussion of development and
> > administration, the
> > >technical aspects, is right here on wikitech-l.
> >
> > What about the rest of stuff? Like documentation, testing,
> > bug reports and so on. Sourceforge?
> >
> > I understand CVS seems better than wiki. Does anyone give
> > the opinion that the bug reports system of sourceforge is
> > better than meta-wikipedia. If I remember, there is none. I
> > would like to move bug reports in sourceforge to meta-wiki
> > (gradually). Objections?
> >
> > I probably am going to post more detailed documents to meta-
> > wikipedia. (and hopefully more people will help
> > documentation)
> >
> > I know my proposal is not good enough, what else we can do
> > to encourage more people to partipicate development?
> > _______________________________________________
> > Wikitech-l mailing list
> > Wikitech-l@wikipedia.org
> > http://www.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
>
> --
> "Jason C. Richey" <jasonr@bomis.com>
>
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>
> If I'm not mistaken, it is totally within YOUR power to get the source
> code from CVS and import it into (Meta?) Wikipedia somewhere. I don't
> think it's a good idea, but it is possible for you to do. I think
> that, if you were to perform this exercise, you would see that wiki
> isn't very well suited for source code modification/viewing.
>
> I understand that you want to see if it works. That's perfectly
> reasonable. However, you are asking other volunteers, who are already
> busy with other important things, to do something that, for the most
> part, they are not willing to do.
>
> Jason Richey
Dear Wikipedia-developers/maintainers,
I am right at this moment writing such a piece of code in C,
just as an excercise to see if it works and how it 'feels'.
I'll let this list (and especially Takuya Murata) know when I've
finished it, to come and have a look.
Thanks for creating/maintaining Wikipedia!,
Pieter Suuromd
> Takuya Murata wrote:
>
> > I don't aim to discuss which one is better CVS or wiki.
> >
> > First of all, again I am not so sure developing in wiki
> > works. Some think it won't work and some (including me, only
> > me?) think it might.
> >
> > But think of the reality. Don't we need better mechanism for
> > development? Wiki might not work I know that. But I am not
> > sure yet.
> >
> > Why don't we try? Is there any technical trouble to publish
> > wikipedia software sourcecode? It seems to me that it is
> > possible to publish sourcecode and some sysops apply them
> > regularly. If it didn't yield good result, it doesn't hurt
> > anything anyway.
> >
> > Oh, maybe am I only one who believes development in wiki
> > might work? If so, I should do that in my own.
> >
> > >> Probably. If meta is the place only for those who are
> > >> interested in development and administration, I would
> > like
> > >> to participate in meta.
> > >
> > >The best place for discussion of development and
> > administration, the
> > >technical aspects, is right here on wikitech-l.
> >
> > What about the rest of stuff? Like documentation, testing,
> > bug reports and so on. Sourceforge?
> >
> > I understand CVS seems better than wiki. Does anyone give
> > the opinion that the bug reports system of sourceforge is
> > better than meta-wikipedia. If I remember, there is none. I
> > would like to move bug reports in sourceforge to meta-wiki
> > (gradually). Objections?
> >
> > I probably am going to post more detailed documents to meta-
> > wikipedia. (and hopefully more people will help
> > documentation)
> >
> > I know my proposal is not good enough, what else we can do
> > to encourage more people to partipicate development?
> > _______________________________________________
> > Wikitech-l mailing list
> > Wikitech-l@wikipedia.org
> > http://www.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
>
> --
> "Jason C. Richey" <jasonr@bomis.com>
>
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