though the joomla idea is a little provocative, i do like a wiki better.
just my opinion.
how fine grained is mediawiki in security? can we have user levels and be
able to lock useful articles down to only have a specific level of user able
to modify it? that way the community can have input but random vandals
wouldnt be able to modify the approved atricles?
On 10/11/07, Stephen Joyce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 11 Oct 2007, Nils Breunese (Lemonbit) wrote:
>
> >> So I'm more thinking about a Joomla based site. Joomla has lots of
> >> Extensions that can provide structured functionality. Sure it needs a
> >> good basic setup, but once that is done, the info stays in that
> structure.
> >
> > Just as a Joomla site needs a 'good basic setup' I think a wiki would
> also
> > work just fine if it had a 'good basic setup' (setup some good
> categories,
> > etc.). And commands and scripts don't necessarily need file uploads
> (though
> > you could enable them for a wiki just fine), I'd just paste them in a
> code
> > block on a wiki page. I really think I'd like a wiki better.
>
> I tend to agree with Nils; if you use Joomla or any other CMS, at the end
> of the day you're still left with "just another website", that duplicates
> a
> lot of the already-available info in the backuppc docs and which someone,
> or at best a small team, has to maintain.
>
> Similarly, forums would be a great idea of the mailing lists didn't
> already exist, but I don't see any real need for them since the mailing
> lists are so active.
>
> A wiki, on the other hand, is needed. It would be great to have a
> repository for tips, tricks, scripts, documentation, how-tos, FAQs (and
> SAQs), etc. You're 100% right that it would require a "good basic setup"
> but I'm sure that looking at wikis for a few other active projects would
> provide a great starting point (don't plagarize the structure of one wiki,
> look at several and call it research!). Invest time in a wiki up-front to
> get the structure right and 90% of the rest can be done by the community.
>
> The other 10%?? Periodic review of the structure, moving pages to where
> they fit best, and removing spam/vandalism. It should be obvious, but I
> would recommend that whomever takes on this project makes sure to
> configure
> the wiki so as to deter vandals. While anyone should be able to edit pages
> (leveraging the community's knowledge), it's not a big inconvenience to
> ask
> people to register and/or use captchas. Either should go a long way
> towards
> preventing spam vandalism.
>
> Oh, and whomever donates space and time to this, don't forget to backup
> the
> website and sql db! It would be embarassing to have a wiki dedicated to a
> backup project and forget to back it up. :-)
>
> > Nils Breunese.
> >
> >
>
> Cheers, Stephen
> --
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