discuss: status report author checkup
Subject:
Re: status report author checkup
From:
Randy Kramer ####@####.####
Date:
12 Aug 2005 14:04:36 -0000
Message-Id: <200508121014.48932.rhkramer@gmail.com>
PS: On Friday 12 August 2005 04:46 am, Machtelt Garrels wrote:
> > The vapor-ware database for LDP was going to tie in with wikis and
> > that would make the wikis more valuable. This database could be used
> > to email the author the changes made to the wiki. A good database
> > and content management system is needed by LDP much more than a wiki,
> > but it's a lot more work to implement.
A wiki is (or can be used as) a (free-format, collaborative) database (and a
content managment system). If I needed a database as you describe I'd think
seriously about "prototyping" it with a wiki.
If you're interested and want help, let me know, maybe starting with a list of
what data you'd want in a database.
regards,
Randy Kramer
PS: Oh, while I'm writing, iirc, somebody (David Lawyer) questioned whether
there'd be a separate wiki for each HOWTO. I wouldn't do that--I'd use
TWiki, and put each document in a separate web (i.e., directory or folder).
>
> Agreed. I don't know anything about databases or it would already have
> been there. We need
>
> - somebody who is committed
> - agreement of iBiblio
> - overview of data that should be managed in a DB
>
> Tille.
