> Tom Purl wrote: > [...] >> There are two types of users in a Google project, members and owners. >> Members have access to *everything* except the "project administration" >> tab. If a malicious user were added as a member, he/she could very >> easily wreck the wiki because it's stored in an SVN repository, to which >> he/she has full write access.
> Does the Google project offer administrators an easy way to reverse > edits? If it doesn't, then the above risk seems to me to be a > redhibitory defect. Rollbacks are enabled through SVN, so you would need to update your local copy and then use the native SVN functionality to go back to a previous revision. To me, this is a little more time-consuming than using Mediawiki web interface for rollbacks, but not much. Also, administrating a wiki using an SVN interface does have some advantages like quick bulk changes and the freedom to use a non-web interface for updates if desired. > The Wikibook project, which has the advantage of already hosting many > Vim pages, does have a powerful history function, with a rollback tool > for admins, and even a possibility for plain logged-in users to go > back to the latest version before the act of vandalism. Yes, I'm also familiar with the features that Mediawiki provides and am very impressed. Thanks Tony! Tom Purl
