The current wiki is running Twiki 4.0.1; the new wiki will run Twiki
4.0.5. The default templates on the new wiki are CSS-based, and we'll
be updating the look-and-feel to be based on the new default templates.
GOAL
Our goal is to try and have people pointing to the new wiki before
the Preview launch dates. This will help make things easier for
people outside the organization to find the most recent information
when running searches on the wiki (and in Google).
OPTIONS
The following options have been proposed. The pros and cons of each
are listed out on the wiki page: http://wiki.osafoundation.org/bin/
view/Journal/DraftWikiProposal
+ Option 1: Copy all and migrate all the existing files over, ask
everyone to go through and deprecate old pages which are no longer
useful.
+ Option 2: Start completely fresh. Perhaps even to use a different
wiki. Link back to the old wiki site, but as a read-only view. The
old wiki site will not be maintained, only one wiki will be 'in
production'.
+ Option 3: Copy only selected pages over. Link back to the old wiki
site, but as a read-only view. So if people would want to move a page
over to the new wiki after migration, they would have to create a new
page on the new Twiki. Once again only one wiki site is in production
and maintained.
PROPOSAL
+ The wiki team will be working on new templates, layout and sections
based on the taxonomy work by Ted/Mimi: http://wiki.osafoundation.org/
bin/view/Journal/WikiReTaxonomy
+ We're deciding to go with option #1: Copy all the wiki pages and
migrate all the existing files over to the new server. Excluding some
obvious sections ie. trash, other pages which are deprecated.
+ Locate all the important pages and map them to the new hierarchy.
ie. Journal to Notes section, some sections in 'Projects' need to be
moved to the new 'Planning' section.
+ Ask everyone to do some wiki gardening on their own sections and
deprecate any pages which are no longer relevant.
+ Send out a last call to review any last wiki pages left on the old
wiki site.
+ The plan is to only have a single wiki in production, so after the
defined 'cut-off' date all the old content will be available under
the new UI.
+ Continue to follow up with more wiki pruning into 2007 as needed.
TIMELINE
We're working towards December to update the framework and look-and-
feel, then a second round in 2007-Q1 for final wiki pruning.
We'd like to ask if anyone has any concerns before we move forward
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