--- In [email protected], "Lob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello ts, > > > >Lob ... is there some wiki type software that is available > >so one can experiment on one's own comuter off-line? > >that would be nice. > > > >we will see. > > > >see you next year. > > > >-ts- > > > Thanks ts, > > not that I am aware of (as such) > > One solution would be to have your own virtual wikimedia server > and post to that > > Angela is the one to ask - or Jimbo Wales > (owner of wkicities) > if she is unavailable
~~~ yes. i was talking that over with desi and others who would lke to meet under those circumstances. but i know angela has refused a number of requests for such places ... as it is not the purpose of Wikicities to provide a personal webspace for individuals. that is not the intention of Wiki ... the concept is tht of a shared comunity open ot one and all. as i understand it anyway. one has to have a larger picture envisioned. > I am going to tell you how wikis will develop ~~~ agree with the following. -ts- ~~~ > > 1. More Wsywig features as in a WP > - code view or just a simple on line set of tools options > > - you can see this on bloki > > 2. Peer 2 peer wikis > ie NO SERVERS required > (not aware of these yet) > basically the wiki is held in cache on every system that wishes to hold parts or even all of it > for example wikipedia (all of it is probably only on 2 CD's max - or under two meg) > the smallest hard drives you can buy are now 40 000 meg (40 gig) > > p2p (especially bittorrent) is massive > it needs broadband and involves massive piracy of copyright material > (that is music, films and software) > > BUT ALSO is the future - there is no future in copyright > > - our systems will be servers or nodes > recently in US the media industry closed down > some of the bittorrent servers > (power and control guys) > but 30% of Internet traffic is bittorrent - it just moves > > Lob ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give hope to a child. Helping a needy child is easier than you think. Click here to meet someone who needs your help. http://us.click.yahoo.com/hq3f6C/iJlJAA/i1hLAA/wDkolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HolyGeek/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
