Hoi,
Anne just a question, if this was key functionality for the English
Wikipedia, would you remove this functionality with a promise of "trust us
we are working towards something new" ?? I think not.
Thanks,
GerardM
On 11 October 2017 at 08:40, Federico Leva (Nemo) <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Anne Gomez, 11/10/2017 02:12:
>
>> In case you're interested, the Foundation will be working to replace OCG
>> over the coming months. I wanted to make sure you're aware in case you rely
>> on any of this infrastructure and/or have plans for further development
>> dependent on it.
>>
>> What this means in the short term is that PDF book rendering (through
>> Book Creator) will be shut off for a few months at least while a suitable
>> replacement is researched, tested, and built.
>>
>> Here's the full write up: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki
>> /Reading/Web/PDF_Functionality
>>
>> Let me know if you have any questions or if this has major impact to your
>> work.
>>
> It does, of course. Wikisource and Wikibooks users sorely need to print
> books for offline reading, it's something we keep hearing from anybody in
> "real life".
>
> Removing basic functionality and downgrading existing features for no gain
> is an excellent long-run method to kill projects like Wikibooks, Wikisource
> and Wikiversity whose potential users (such as teachers and other OER
> folks) may prefer alternative platforms which show more care.
>
> Nemo
>
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