2010/5/14 Gerald A <[email protected]> > Hi, > > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 5:07 AM, Daniel Kinzler <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Leigh Blackall schrieb: >> > Would be a problem to install the "Widgets" media wiki extension? >> >> That's for for your local admin to decide. WMDE will not *run* that >> server, we >> just help with financing it. What gets on the server, how you keep it >> secure, >> which projects are approved and who gets access is entirely up to you. >> >> All we require is a number of projects and people committed to taking care >> of >> them, so we know what the box will be used for. And a regular report, so >> we know >> it's still being used to its original purpose - that is, projects that >> somehow >> benefit wikiversity. >> > > I think Leigh is asking if we can install arbitrary extensions for > Mediawiki on the sandbox server. > > I think that would be a wonderful project. Originally, I saw the Sandbox > server as somewhere CS students could play to get Programming skills, and > even to perhaps hack on Mediawiki a bit. We'll see if that might happen, but > I think a testing ground for Mediawiki and it's extensions would be a great > project. It just needs a project leader, and someone who is technical to > help out. Should we put you down as a potential project lead, Leigh? :) >
Has Jan not offered to take the lead on the Mediawiki project? ( http://beta.wikiversity.org/wiki/Sandbox_Server/Project/MediaWiki) A question that comes to mind here: if, say, Leigh and Jan were both willing to take the lead on this project, would it be possible to have two root admins for an individual project? > > As a side note: glaring security problems may make the sandbox server >> *harmful* >> to wikimedia. That would be a reason to discontinue the funding. We trust >> you to >> keep it sane. >> > > Let me say something here -- I don't think "glaring" security problems are > acceptable. As a seasoned admin, I can't say an experimental server will be > 100% problem free, but project leaders should be made aware we expect them > to take reasonable measures to make sure their projects are secure, and any > found or reported to be insecure can be suspended without notice. We want to > encourage innovation, but with security somewhere in the picture. > Agreed. I'd also like to say, it's great to see you again Gerald. Thanks so much for joining in here with such enthusiasm. :-) Cormac
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