The Editor wrote: > On 5/17/07, the Other michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Speaking as a user, and somebody that's poked around (though not in >> the past month) within JITS -- the two recipes are quite different. >> JITS is not a "re-hash" of PITS, but a different approach to the >> problem. >> >> As Jiri said -- JITS was designed to be wiki-resident. With the >> exception of the ZAP requirements (and Zap's AuthUser requirement)), >> the JITS code is only wiki pages (with zap markup). This mean those >> with edit privileges do not have to work with config & other php >> files, etc. to customize their installation. Plus, when JITS upgrades >> their customizations will remain intact. > > Actually just to note: ZAP does not require Auth User unless you are > using one or more of its member/group management functions. It has not > required AuthUser since around the end of 2006 if I recall correctly. > >> The Cookbook has several instances of multiple approaches. This is >> redundancy in the best sense -- multiple solutions from multiple >> perspectives, so the user can pick the best match for their particular >> needs. >> >> I don't believe there was ever a JITS version that did NOT require ZAP. > > It's also worth noting that Jiri has done a wonderful job maintaining > this recipe, keeping up with both PmWiki and ZAP upgrades (not an easy > task), providing support, and constantly adding new features--which > makes it an especially nice choice. I tried looking at PITS for ideas > long ago, when I was scoping out the development of ZAP, and found it > quite awkward and a bit incomprehensible. > > Just an unsolicited plug for Jiri's issue tracking system. > > Cheers, > Dan
Don't get me wrong and hope no one takes it personal. I just wanted to ask those questions. I am new to pmWiki but unfortunately old having 30 years of operating and application programming experience. Maybe I just tripped over my experience when I tried to asked those few questions... -- Thanks in Advance... http://weconsultants.prophp.org IchBin, Philadelphia, Pa, USA http://ichbinquotations.awardspace.com ______________________________________________________________________ 'If there is one, Knowledge is the "Fountain of Youth"' -William E. Taylor, Regular Guy (1952-) _______________________________________________ pmwiki-users mailing list [email protected] http://www.pmichaud.com/mailman/listinfo/pmwiki-users
