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Steve Lime also suggested setting up Wikki for MapServer. I hope to get
started on that next week. I agree that it would be a very good addition.<br>
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Jamie Smedsmo<br>
MapServer Documentation Coordinator<br>
University of Minnesota<br>
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Dave Vieglais wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:owner-mapserver-users@lists.gis.umn.edu">owner-mapserver-users@lists.gis.umn.edu</a> [<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:owner-mapserver">mailto:owner-mapserver</a>-<br><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:users@lists.gis.umn.edu">users@lists.gis.umn.edu</a>] On Behalf Of Stephen Lime<br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">The biggest impediments in widespread use of MapServer are not related<br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">the internals of the software (what it can and can't do), they are<br>productivity issues: easy installation, quality documentation and easy<br>application configuration. I've known this for quite a while, but<br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">as I can only work on this evenings after my kids go to bed there's no<br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">I can spearhead the effort. So, everyone agree's there is a problem<br></pre>
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<pre wrap=""><!---->but is<br></pre>
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<pre wrap="">anyone willing to commit some time to making it happen?<br></pre>
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<pre wrap=""><!----><br>For the documentation side of things, has anyone considered setting up a<br>version of Wiki on the MapServer web site? There are quite a few folks<br>out there that seem to be fairly familiar with the various incarnations<br>of this software, but few of us have the time to dedicate to properly<br>documenting the beast. A collaborative editing environment that a Wiki<br>installation can provide may be a viable solution for much of the<br>MapServer documentation.<br><br>SourceForge has several Wiki incarnations floating around (search for<br>wiki). I personally found OpenWiki the easiest to mess with of the<br>couple I tried (limited to IIS though).<br><br>Dave V.<br><br><br></pre>
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