Re: wiki.linux-nfs.org

[Bryce Harrington <bryce@osdl.org>]

On Sun, Feb 26, 2006 at 02:54:47PM +0100, Bernd Schubert wrote:
> On Saturday 25 February 2006 22:28, Chuck Lever wrote:
> > wiki pages?  i'm not really comfortable with that.  the FAQ is very very
> > carefully crafted and vetted so that it contains good information.
> 
> Well, thats the general problem of a wiki. Usually it works, but sometimes 
> there is vandalism. On the other hand, most pages of the NFSv4 stuff also can 
> be edited by all. 
> Maybe we should add a page where people wanting to modify the wiki can enter 
> their username and email and Bryce can unlock them on request? (I hope this 
> is possible with mediawiki, we unlock per user with moinmoin).

Yes, it is possible to configure it this way.  However, the spam
measures I've turned on seem to be doing the job.

Regarding having the FAQ in wiki, I don't have a strong feeling; I've
seen it done effectively both ways.  Putting it in wiki does make it
easier for more people to contribute to it (at least in theory), but as
Chuck points out, having it published as a stand alone entity gives it
more credibility.

Perhaps a compromise might be to use the wiki as a "commentary on the
faq" rather than as the faq itself?  This would allow you to add
whatever notes you feel to be appropriate, and would benefit Chuck by
providing him with source material and feedback for future versions of
the FAQ?

In any case, however you guys resolve it, it's great seeing the wiki get
some use!  :-)

Bryce