On Mon, Aug 15, 2005 at 07:43:25PM +0100, david wrote: > --- Stuart Brady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The web situation isn't great. IMO, what we really > > need is a Wiki. > > It's very funny you should say this... as a programmer > I work with has just passed a version which my new > site will be using :-)
Thanks very much! However, I'm slightly worried about your use of "my". I was hoping for something that would belong to the community. It would be the "SAM Coupe Wiki", and wouldn't act as or be part of anyone's personal web site. It would consist of articles describing particular hardware, software, magazines, events, companies and individuals, as well as some documentation. Were you planning something different? I was considering setting up a Wiki, but it seems as though I won't have to. :-) Sorry to ask: do you have a rough guess as to when it might be ready? Days, weeks or months? (It needn't have any initial content -- the sooner we have a Wiki, the sooner we can have some articles!) There are a few things that need discussion, though. What licence (if any) should be used for the content? Also, how will backups be kept? Perhaps it'd be best for backups to be kept by someone who is otherwise independent of the Wiki's hosting? I could keep fortnightly (or perhaps weekly) backups. > > With a Wiki, I feel that my changes are much more > > likely to be accepted (or improved, rather than > > rejected), and that I'm actually entitled to make > > changes. > > :) My thoughts also... although for security, the > changes will only be able to be made for people who > log in to the site :) Yeah... I think I said something simliar, when I mentioned vandalism. Hopefully, most vandals won't bother to create accounts. :-) Cheers, -- Stuart Brady
