Re: github wiki
On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 10:32:23AM +0200, Alan DeKok wrote: 2-3 years ago the Wiki started being over-whelmed with spammers. The spam detection in MediaWiki didn't help, so the simplest solution was to make the Wiki request only for signups. I think it might be useful if we had an automated method of requesting an account. With a modern captcha system so that spambots don't inundate the queue. Fortunately it looks like something like that already exists nowadays: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmAccount Can you add that please? It would probably help revive the wiki a bit. -- 2. That which causes joy or happiness. - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
Re: github wiki
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 10:09:40PM +0300, Peter Nixon wrote: On Fri 28 May 2010, Josip Rodin wrote: On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 06:00:48PM +0200, Alan DeKok wrote: Thanks, but we already *have* a Wiki. I would really prefer to not add yet *another* location for documentation. Yes... the existing Wiki has a number of out-of-date pages. I will, annoyingly enough :) again use this as an opportunity to ask for an account on the wiki in order to be able to help fixing these. (It's uncommon to call a mediawiki installation a wiki and have a strict policy of forbidding volunteers from editing, even known ones.) Just for everyone's info, we have solved my slackness in creating wiki accounts for newcommers by making Josip the new Wiki admin :-) Yes. Let me use this opportunity to publicly thank you for that unexpectedly kind act :) But right now I'm not a solution, just a workaround - I too will eventually get tired and lag, because the account addition process is still tedious administrivia. Please do check out that extension I've mentioned - that could actually become a solution :) -- 2. That which causes joy or happiness. - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
Re: github wiki
On Fri 28 May 2010, Josip Rodin wrote: On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 06:00:48PM +0200, Alan DeKok wrote: Thanks, but we already *have* a Wiki. I would really prefer to not add yet *another* location for documentation. Yes... the existing Wiki has a number of out-of-date pages. I will, annoyingly enough :) again use this as an opportunity to ask for an account on the wiki in order to be able to help fixing these. (It's uncommon to call a mediawiki installation a wiki and have a strict policy of forbidding volunteers from editing, even known ones.) Just for everyone's info, we have solved my slackness in creating wiki accounts for newcommers by making Josip the new Wiki admin :-) -- Peter Nixon http://peternixon.net/ - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
Re: github wiki
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 06:00:48PM +0200, Alan DeKok wrote: Thanks, but we already *have* a Wiki. I would really prefer to not add yet *another* location for documentation. Yes... the existing Wiki has a number of out-of-date pages. I will, annoyingly enough :) again use this as an opportunity to ask for an account on the wiki in order to be able to help fixing these. (It's uncommon to call a mediawiki installation a wiki and have a strict policy of forbidding volunteers from editing, even known ones.) -- 2. That which causes joy or happiness. - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
Re: github wiki
Josip Rodin wrote: I will, annoyingly enough :) again use this as an opportunity to ask for an account on the wiki in order to be able to help fixing these. Done. (It's uncommon to call a mediawiki installation a wiki and have a strict policy of forbidding volunteers from editing, even known ones.) 2-3 years ago the Wiki started being over-whelmed with spammers. The spam detection in MediaWiki didn't help, so the simplest solution was to make the Wiki request only for signups. Alan DeKok. - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
github wiki
Hello Alan, I want to thank you for your services. Not just for myself but for everyone that you assisted over the years it seems. You are a tireless soldier. I have visited github made some notes on the Wiki there. I am dedicated to streamlining the process of installing FR. The present system of passing information and knowledge can be daunting to new users. I nearly gave up myself due the sheer amount of old and misleading sources that exist. By writing guides and docs I intend to learn more about FR and hopefully the community will benefit by having a greater number of users that will in turn help others along. I would like to thank the two Alans for your fine work. Please contact me if there are any additional matters that you think might be useful in increasing the knowledge base. Kind Regards, Robert Wilkinson ps I still have a few issues with sql but I am certainly going in the right direction now. I have now spent 5 days and I have been worn out. - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
Re: github wiki
Robert Wilkinson wrote: I want to thank you for your services. Not just for myself but for everyone that you assisted over the years it seems. You are a tireless soldier. I have visited github made some notes on the Wiki there. I am dedicated to streamlining the process of installing FR. Thanks, but we already *have* a Wiki. I would really prefer to not add yet *another* location for documentation. The present system of passing information and knowledge can be daunting to new users. I nearly gave up myself due the sheer amount of old and misleading sources that exist. Yes... the existing Wiki has a number of out-of-date pages. However, the documentation that *comes with the server* is largely up to date. ps I still have a few issues with sql but I am certainly going in the right direction now. I have now spent 5 days and I have been worn out. Can you say which documentation you were reading, and why it was unclear? We can't improve the existing documentation until we know what is wrong with it. There have been many complaints about bad documentation, which usually are because the person is reading 4 year-old guides on third party web sites. *Please* read the documentation that comes with the server. All of the configuration files are *extensively* commented. Alan DeKok. - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
