OSGeo-Board WIki Users update

[Gary Lang]

OK.

I like the approach here, if I understand it:

a) edit on the Wiki - much easier for collaboration on the net (hmm)
than editing HTML and submitting it through svn.

b) submitting the finished copy at the end.

Do I have this right?

Gary

-----Original Message-----
From: Arnulf Christl [mailto:arnulf.christl at ccgis.de] 
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 7:45 AM
To: Gary Lang
Cc: board at board.osgeo.org
Subject: Re: OSGeo-Board WIki Users update

Gary Lang wrote:
> " (Gary, we still miss you). "
> 
> Nice to be missed ;-) What is it I'm missing from, some signon for
osgeo 
> or the Wiki?

Hey,
you should know that we love you as family member by now.
:-)

Please go here:
http://www.fossgis.de/osgeo/index.php/Special:Userlogin

...and create yourself an account. I suggest to choose a speaking name 
like "Gary" or "GLang" or just "Gary Lang". Once you have done that you 
can edit every page of the Wiki except those that I have locked as 
WikiSysop (for example the "Proposed Press Release", so that nobody can 
paste porn links to it).

Next thing you edit your personal user page. Do this by clicking on your

name which will appear at the top right half of the page beside the 
small people-icon. Once you have done that - go hack the Wiki. You will 
see it is fun.

Best regards,
Arnulf.

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