RES: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] New MapServer Website (beta)

Howard Butler hobu at IASTATE.EDU
Mon May 30 07:05:45 PDT 2005


Yes.  This is a bug.  Please file a bugzilla report.  I will try to
get to it this week.

Thanks

Howard

At 10:40 AM -0300 5/30/05, Murilo Lacerda Yoshida wrote:
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>   Hi all,
>   I "joined" the new mapserver site .. and then I tried to see a how-to,
>about vector data . Then the site threw an insufficient privilege error
>. Is that right?
>   Bye,
>      Murilo
>
>-----Mensagem original-----
>De: UMN MapServer Users List [mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] Em
>nome de Liz Godwin
>Enviada em: quinta-feira, 26 de maio de 2005 11:03
>Para: MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU
>Assunto: Re: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] New MapServer Website (beta)
>
>That's great!  Good work!  I look forward to using the new site!
>On 5/25/05, Howard Butler <hobu at iastate.edu> wrote:
>All,
>
>I am pleased to announce the beta release of the new MapServer
>website.  The site is located at < http://ms.gis.umn.edu>.
>
>I, Kari Guerts, the mapserver-docs team, and the developers have been
>working to develop a site that streamlines documentation development,
>allows through-the-web editing (but not a free-for-all like a wiki),
>provides searching capabilites, provides support for multi-lingual
>documents, and provides for structured content types.  The new website
>was
>developed using Plone <http://plone.org  <http://plone.org> >, with some
>additional libraries
>that add functionality and some minor coding to make things fit the
>project
>better.
>
>Some examples of documents on the site include the Mapfile reference
>< http://ms.gis.umn.edu/docs/reference/mapfile/
><http://ms.gis.umn.edu/docs/reference/mapfile/> >, the howto list
><http://ms.gis.umn.edu/docs/howto>, and a "Getting started with
>MapServer"
>document (only exists on the new site thanks to David Fawcett)
><http://ms.gis.umn.edu/new_users/>.
>
>As a user with this site, you can now participate in the documentation
>of
>MapServer.  By "joining" the site, you can create content, submit
>howtos,
>faqs, and tutorials for inclusion in the site, add comments to existing
>documents, and help translate documents into your native language.  I
>will
>be working on documents to describe how you can participate in the
>coming
>weeks.  Once you join the site, make sure to go to your "Personal
>Preferences" page and update your email alert preference, your picture
>if
>you want, and your latitude/longitude (Sean posted some details of how
>this
>can be used here <http://zcologia.com/news/33>).
>
>The website should be considered beta-level, much like the beta releases
>of
>the software.  If you find an issue, please let me know and/or file a
>bug
>in bugzilla in the website category, and I'll try to get to it.  The two
>sites will continue to run in parallel for a while, very likely until
>after
>the release of 4.6 and MUM3, to allow it to grow out of its initial
>bugs,
>to allow for ample time for people to get comfortable with it, and to
>not
>add another item to the conference crunch.
>
>Much of the existing documentation on the blue site has been migrated to
>the new site, although things might not be perfectly in sync yet.  We're
>
>working to migrate things over as time permits.  There are also a few
>other
>website bugs here and there, the logo is just a place holder, and I'm
>sure
>there are many other issues I don't even know about yet ;).  The general
>
>structure is there, however, with much of the content filled out so you
>can
>get a feel for how things will look in the future.  After the beta
>period,
>the site will probably be moved to < <http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu>
>http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu> (and
>continue to exist at its current address), and the stuff in the blue
>site
>will be preserved and made available on something like
>< <http://old.mapserver.gis.umn.edu>  http://old.mapserver.gis.umn.edu>.
>
>I would like to thank Kari, Steve, Tom Burk and the UMN team, the
>mapserver-docs crew, and the developers for all of their help and input
>on
>this project.
>
>Howard
>
>PS.  Remember that there is a server outage tonight, so it might not be
>available due to the outage.
>
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>style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Hi =
>all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
>
><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
>lang=3DEN-US
>style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:=
>EN-US'><span
>style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>I “joined” the new =
>mapserver
><span class=3DGramE>site ..</span> <span class=3DGramE>and</span> then I =
>tried to
>see a how-to, about vector data … Then the site threw an =
>insufficient
>privilege error … Is that right?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
>
><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
>lang=3DEN-US
>style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:=
>EN-US'><span
>style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>  =
></span>Bye,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
>
><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
>lang=3DEN-US
>style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;mso-ansi-language:=
>EN-US'><span
>style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>     =
></span>Murilo<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
>
><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
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>
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>face=3DTahoma><span
>lang=3DEN-US =
>style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;mso-ansi-language:EN-US'>---=
>--Mensagem
>original-----<br>
><b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>De:</span></b> UMN MapServer Users =
>List
>[mailto:MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU] <b><span =
>style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Em
>nome </span></b></span></font><b><font size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span
>style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>de =
></span></font></b><font
>size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span =
>style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Liz Godwin<br>
><b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Enviada em:</span></b> quinta-feira, =
>26 de
>maio de 2005 11:03<br>
><b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Para:</span></b> MAPSERVER-<span =
>class=3DGramE>USERS at LISTS.</span>UMN.EDU<br>
><b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Assunto:</span></b> Re: =
>[UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS]
>New <span class=3DGramE>MapServer</span> Website =
>(beta)</span></font></p>
>
><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=3D3
>face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
>style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
>
><p class=3DMsoNormal =
>style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
>12.0pt;margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
>style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>That's great!  Good work!  I look =
>forward to
>using the new site!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
>
><div>
>
><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span =
>class=3Dgmailquote><font
>size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>On =
>5/25/05, <b><span
>style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Howard Butler</span></b> <<a
>href=3D"mailto:hobu at iastate.edu">hobu at iastate.edu</a>> =
>wrote:</span></font></span>
><o:p></o:p></p>
>
><p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:35.4pt'><span =
>class=3DGramE><font size=3D3
>face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
>style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>All,</span></font></span><br>
><br>
>I am pleased to announce the beta release of the new MapServer<br>
>website.  The site is located at < <a =
>href=3D"http://ms.gis.umn.edu">http://ms.gis.umn.edu</a>>.<br>
><br>
>I, Kari Guerts, the mapserver-docs team, and the developers have =
>been<br>
>working to develop a site that streamlines documentation <span =
>class=3DGramE>development,</span><br>
>allows through-the-web editing (but not a free-for-all like a wiki), =
><br>
>provides searching capabilites, provides support for multi-lingual<br>
>documents, and provides for structured content types.  The new
>website was<br>
>developed using Plone <<a href=3D"http://plone.org">http://plone.org =
></a>>,
>with some additional libraries<br>
>that add functionality and some minor coding to make things fit the =
>project<br>
>better.<br>
><br>
>Some examples of documents on the site include the Mapfile reference<br>
><<a href=3D"http://ms.gis.umn.edu/docs/reference/mapfile/"> =
>http://ms.gis.umn.edu/docs/reference/mapfile/</a>>,
>the howto list<br>
><<a =
>href=3D"http://ms.gis.umn.edu/docs/howto">http://ms.gis.umn.edu/docs/howt=
>o</a>>,
>and a "Getting started with MapServer"<br>
>document (only exists on the new site thanks to David Fawcett) <br>
><<a =
>href=3D"http://ms.gis.umn.edu/new_users/">http://ms.gis.umn.edu/new_users=
>/</a>>.<br>
><br>
>As a user with this site, you can now participate in the documentation =
>of<br>
><span class=3DGramE>MapServer</span>.  By "joining" =
>the site,
>you can create content, submit howtos, <br>
>faqs, and tutorials for inclusion in the site, add comments to =
>existing<br>
>documents, and help translate documents into your native =
>language.  I
>will<br>
>be working on documents to describe how you can participate in the =
>coming <br>
>weeks.  Once you join the site, make sure to go to your =
>"Personal<br>
>Preferences" page and update your email alert preference, your =
>picture if<br>
>you want, and your latitude/longitude (Sean posted some details of how =
>this <br>
>can be used here <<a =
>href=3D"http://zcologia.com/news/33">http://zcologia.com/news/33</a>>)=
>.<br>
><br>
>The website should be considered beta-level, much like the beta releases =
>of<br>
>the software.  If you find an issue, please let me know and/or =
>file a
>bug <br>
>in bugzilla in the website category, and I'll try to get to =
>it.  The
>two<br>
>sites will continue to run in parallel for a while, very likely until =
>after<br>
>the release of 4.6 and MUM3, to allow it to grow out of its initial =
>bugs, <br>
>to allow for ample time for people to get comfortable with it, and to =
>not<br>
>add another item to the conference crunch.<br>
><br>
>Much of the existing documentation on the blue site has been migrated =
>to<br>
>the new site, although things might not be perfectly in sync
>yet.  We're <br>
>working to migrate things over <span class=3DGramE>as time</span>
>permits.  There are also a few other<br>
>website bugs here and there, the logo is just a place holder, and I'm =
>sure<br>
>there are many other issues I don't even know about <span =
>class=3DGramE>yet ;</span>).  The
>general <br>
>structure is there, however, with much of the content filled out so you =
>can<br>
>get a feel for how things will look in the future.  After the =
>beta
>period,<br>
>the site will probably be moved to <<a =
>href=3D"http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu">
>http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu</a>> (and<br>
>continue to exist at its current address), and the stuff in the blue =
>site<br>
>will be preserved and made available on something like<br>
><<a href=3D"http://old.mapserver.gis.umn.edu">
>http://old.mapserver.gis.umn.edu</a>>.<br>
><br>
>I would like to thank Kari, Steve, Tom Burk and the UMN team, the<br>
>mapserver-docs crew, and the developers for all of their help and input =
>on<br>
>this project.<br>
><br>
>Howard <br>
><br>
>PS.  Remember that there is a server outage tonight, so it =
>might not
>be<br>
>available due to the outage.<o:p></o:p></p>
>
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