one advantage to a web2py wiki:  we can dump (csv) contents in prep for
sphinx integration / work.
Does anyone know how to do this w/ moin-moin?  (I think it's just
file-based, but we would need access to the file / login to moin-moin server
then)

Thanks,
Yarko

On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 10:20 AM, Yarko Tymciurak <[email protected]> wrote:

> can we build this on a python.org personal moin-moin wiki?
> Not sure if that is possible or ok, but it's a thought....
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 2:59 AM, Jonathan B <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi Massimo and all,
>>
>>
>> I'd like to lend a hand with the documentation project.
>>
>>
>> Based on reading all of the comments, I'm with Yarko and Paul Eden on
>> the direction we should take. Which is:
>>
>> (1) A reST/Sphinx code repository, under source control, for a
>> community-based manual
>>
>> (2) A wiki for organically generating new content, keeping up to date,
>> and for comments/additions to the manual
>>   (2.1) The wiki must be an external, already stable and fully-
>> featured Wiki. MoinMoin was suggested because it's Python-based. I
>> second this suggestion, especially since it has a reST plugin. Web2py
>> needs up-to-date documentation for all of its features right now. We
>> can't afford to wait until new Wiki software is developed.
>>   (2.2) The wiki can be replaced with a web2py-native version ONLY
>> once that version is stable and feature-complete.
>>
>> (3) The reSt/Sphinx repository should be the new, up-to-date *manual*.
>> Once new additions to web2py get stable in the wiki, they are removed
>> from the wiki and moved to the manual (this is easy because they're
>> both written in reST). From that point onward, the Wiki page becomes a
>> _comment_ page attached to the official manual page, where people can
>> post examples, questions, etc.
>>   (3.1) Over time, comments, questions and answers can be back-ported
>> into the official manual and then deleted from the wiki.
>>
>> In this way we can get the best of both worlds--fast documentation and
>> keeping up to date, plus a well-organized and indexed official manual.
>>
>> --Jonathan
>>
>> >>
>>
>

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