On 07/12/11 08:55, Dan Nessett wrote:
> This is a (admittedly long and elaborate) question, not a proposal. I ask
> it in order to learn whether anyone has given it or something like it
> some thought.
>
> Has anyone thought of creating MW 2.0? I mean by this, completely
> rewriting the application in a way that may make it incompatible with MW
> 1.x.y.
[...]
> * Get rid of mediawiki markup and move to html with embedded macros that
> are processed client side.
> * Move extension processing client side.
> * Replace templates with a cleaner macro-based language (but, KISS).
Keeping the same name ("MediaWiki") implies some level of
compatibility with older versions of the same software. If you abandon
existing installations and their needs altogether, then it makes sense
to choose a new project name, so that the 1.x code can continue to be
maintained and improved without causing user confusion.
I think MediaWiki 2.0 should just be a renumbering, like Linux 2.6 ->
3.0, rather than any kind of backwards compatibility break.
-- Tim Starling
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