OSGeo-Board WIki Users update

[Arnulf Christl (CCGIS)]

> Who is "Jive"?

Dunno?!?


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Warmerdam [mailto:fwarmerdam at gmail.com] On Behalf Of Frank
> Warmerdam (External)
> Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 6:30 AM
> To: board at board.osgeo.org
> 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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Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Arnulf Christl

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