discuss: Linux documentation wiki
Subject:
Re: Linux documentation wiki
From:
"Greg Ferguson" ####@####.####
Date:
12 Jan 2002 17:34:01 -0000
Message-Id: <10201121045.ZM13703@hoop.timonium.sgi.com>
On Jan 12, 2:03pm, --s+ wrote:
> Subject: Re: Linux documentation wiki
> --->[Quoting Martin WHEELER ####@####.####
>
> > On Sat, 12 Jan 2002, --s+ wrote:
>
> Forgive me my previous short letter, it was 5 am.
>
> > > 1) security
> >
> > Almost nil. Think co-operative effort.
> > If not -- think anarchy. :)
> >
> > Dig a *big* moat between wiki text and sgml text.
> > (Also give [multiple] editors ability to lock pages once edited to
> > satisfaction.)
>
> I do not see you are using our CVS Repository,
> which also enables cooperation in secure, tested way.
> We are also watching progress in developement of SVN
> client/server - it will much extend possibilities
> becouse of DAVE protocol. But we need stable and tested
> tools, so these are only future plans.
I would encourage usage of CVS as well. It's a great way to
do collaborative authoring.
> > > 2) revision control
> >
> > Almost nil.
> > Use editing diffs (if/where exist) to see history.
>
> You are right, some kind of revision control in wiki is done.
> Yes, I looked there long ago.
>
> Ok, whats about making different formats of documents like html, text,
> pdf, postscript etc?
Exactly. We need to be mindful of how the docs are used, being part
of many distributions. I'd certainly be interested in looking at
or working on a wiki-to-{sg,x}ml filtering mechanism, but given the
nature of the wiki, I'm not sure if that would really work for HOWTOs,
etc. The strength of the wiki is it's dynamic nature.
We also need to be mindful of the 300+ worldwide mirrors that rely
upon us supplying static HTML (as "boring" as that might be).
> > I say it's worth giving it a shot.
> > We'll never know the problems till we try it, will we?
>
> You are right, please make a test server, rearrange current
> howtos and faqs into new system and we all decide it is worth
> of interest.
--
Ferg
