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<P><FONT SIZE=2>" (Gary, we still miss you). "<BR>
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Nice to be missed ;-) What is it I'm missing from, some signon for osgeo or the Wiki?<BR>
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From: Frank Warmerdam on behalf of Frank Warmerdam (External)<BR>
Sent: Mon 2/13/2006 6:30 AM<BR>
To: board@board.osgeo.org<BR>
Cc: <BR>
Subject: Re: OSGeo-Board WIki Users update<BR>
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Arnulf Christl wrote:<BR>
> Hi,<BR>
> could you please update your contact settings in the Wiki. The easiest<BR>
> way to do that is link to an existing page, Markus just did that:<BR>
> <A HREF="http://www.fossgis.de/osgeo/index.php/User:Neteler">http://www.fossgis.de/osgeo/index.php/User:Neteler</A><BR>
><BR>
> You find the current user list here:<BR>
> <A HREF="http://www.fossgis.de/osgeo/index.php/Special:Listusers">http://www.fossgis.de/osgeo/index.php/Special:Listusers</A><BR>
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Arnulf,<BR>
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I have add a link for both of my users. :-)<BR>
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> I would suggest ot close the self-creating option for accounts once the<BR>
> board members are all in (Gary, we still miss you). That way we will<BR>
> protect it from unsolicited editing. I do not see that the use of the<BR>
> Wiki is going to be as broad as I initially suspected. Lets keep it<BR>
> small and internal for the time being and until we have figured out<BR>
> whether we want the Wiki or rather stick to CVS/SVN and static website.<BR>
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I still see the wiki as a key place to draft and collaberate on document<BR>
creation. But I imagine "finalized" documents being moved into SVN as<BR>
part of the process of making them official.<BR>
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I also would prefer to not stop the self-creating option for accounts<BR>
on the wiki, since I want any member or anyone interested for that matter<BR>
to create suggests of various kinds in the wiki. It is very important<BR>
(IMHO) that we provide lots of avenues for all members, and non-members<BR>
to participate in, and contribute to development of policy and content<BR>
of various kinds.<BR>
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While I am sure creation of whole websites in the wiki can and does work<BR>
quite well for some projects, I don't think we are going to go there.<BR>
SVN still makes updates to the "official web site" easy enough for those<BR>
authorized members of the web committee. But I really would like to<BR>
differentiate between the free-wheeling anarchy of the wiki, and the<BR>
more official primary web site. Having the wiki appear under<BR>
www.fossgis.de/osgeo helps emphasise the distinction though I hope<BR>
at some point (when we decide on a long term wiki technology) it will<BR>
appear at wiki.osgeo.org.<BR>
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Best regards,<BR>
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