[SAC] [OSGeo] #1493: wiki: error on uploading .pdf and .odt

[Christian Willmes]

Hi,

because I wrote the Usermap I just want to say, that I am ok with 
abandoning the current UserMap.

As an alternative I would suggest to introduce Semantic Mediawiki 
(https://semantic-mediawiki.org/) to the OSGeo Wiki and build a new 
usermap based on SMW features.

SMW also could serve to rebuild the service provider directory and could 
facilitate many more things like the OSGeo advocates list etc..

In short, SMW allows to store structured data on wiki pages, that is 
then queryable through a query API. The query results can be shown and 
exported in many formats (Tables, Maps, Graphs, Timelines, Spreadsheets, 
JSON, RDF, XML, etc.).

SMW is a very mature and well maintained extension to MediaWiki, with an 
active developer community. So, its pretty secure to be supported in the 
overseeable future alongside MW updates.

Cheers,
Christian


Am 17.06.2015 um 23:51 schrieb Martin Spott:
> Hi all,
>
> On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 12:34:06PM -0000, OSGeo wrote:
>
>> #1493: wiki: error on uploading .pdf and .odt
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>>   Reporter:  johanvdw       |      Owner:  sac@…
>>       Type:  task           |     Status:  new
>>   Priority:  normal         |  Milestone:
>> Component:  Systems Admin  |   Keywords:
>> ---------------------------+-------------------
>>   Hello,
>>
>>   When trying to upload a .pdf or a .odt file I get an error "File extension
>>   does not match mime type".
> The Wiki is a constant source of headaches: We're using a terribly old
> release of MediaWiki because the nice UserMap extension doesn't support
> MediaWiki beyond 1.16.  At the same time, potential successors to
> UserMap require newer MediaWiki, therefore a smooth transition (first
> replace UserMap by something different, then upgrade MediaWiki) is
> impossible.
>
> My plan was always to preserve the UserMap plugin in a functional
> state, but I start realizing that I might need to consider a different
> strategy.  This strategy would mean to upgrade MediaWiki, to knowingly
> break the UserMap extention ....  and finally to hope that someone is
> going to provide a replacement in the near future.
>
> Opinions ?
>
> Cheers,
> 	Martin.