Re: crypto wiki -- good idea, bad idea?

2005-12-13 Thread Jason Holt
On Mon, 12 Dec 2005, Paul Hoffman wrote: Or should we just stick to wikipedia? Is it doing a satisfactory job? Also check out the Cryptography Reader: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiReader/Cryptography Matt Crypto set up an article (to clean up) of the day replete with a bar

Re: crypto wiki -- good idea, bad idea?

2005-12-13 Thread Matt R
Travis H wrote: Would a wiki specifically for crypto distribute the burden enough to be useful? Or should we just stick to wikipedia? Is it doing a satisfactory job? The English Wikipedia's crypto coverage is a mixed bag. Out of the 800+ articles, there's a handful of fairly-good entries

crypto wiki -- good idea, bad idea?

2005-12-12 Thread Travis H.
Seems like a lot of new folks (myself included) ask questions that have the following answer: Read the literature, no there's no one site, that would be too much effort, c. Would a wiki specifically for crypto distribute the burden enough to be useful? Or should we just stick to wikipedia? Is

Re: crypto wiki -- good idea, bad idea?

2005-12-12 Thread Paul Hoffman
At 9:57 AM -0600 12/12/05, Travis H. wrote: Would a wiki specifically for crypto distribute the burden enough to be useful? Or should we just stick to wikipedia? Is it doing a satisfactory job? I cannot answer the first question: I am leery of wikis that have open posting rights, and I am

Re: crypto wiki -- good idea, bad idea?

2005-12-12 Thread Alexander Klimov
On Mon, 12 Dec 2005, Travis H. wrote: Seems like a lot of new folks (myself included) ask questions that have the following answer: Read the literature, no there's no one site, that would be too much effort, c. Would a wiki specifically for crypto distribute the burden enough to be useful?

Re: crypto wiki -- good idea, bad idea?

2005-12-12 Thread Roy M. Silvernail
Travis H. wrote: Would a wiki specifically for crypto distribute the burden enough to be useful? Or should we just stick to wikipedia? Is it doing a satisfactory job? I'd read it. More resources == better. But keep the current Wikipedia controversy in mind WRT the veracity of the