Re: [mb-style] Looking for a new [Documentation|Style] leader

2008-08-01 Thread Lukáš Lalinský
Dňa Št, 2008-07-31 o 10:32 -0700, Robert Kaye napísal: > On Jul 31, 2008, at 3:43 AM, Lukáš Lalinský wrote: > > > So, if we really want to migrate to MediaWiki, I'd sugges to not > > upgrade > > to MoinMoin 1.6, but go straight to MediaWiki. > > > Do you want to load the results onto scooby so

Re: [mb-style] Looking for a new [Documentation|Style] leader

2008-07-31 Thread Robert Kaye
On Jul 31, 2008, at 3:43 AM, Lukáš Lalinský wrote: > So, if we really want to migrate to MediaWiki, I'd sugges to not > upgrade > to MoinMoin 1.6, but go straight to MediaWiki. Do you want to load the results onto scooby so everyone can play with the results? I can have DW add a new DNS ent

Re: [mb-style] Looking for a new [Documentation|Style] leader

2008-07-31 Thread Aurélien.mino
Lukáš Lalinský a écrit : > Dňa Št, 2008-07-31 o 12:20 +0200, "Aurélien.mino" napísal: > >> Chad Wilson a écrit : >> >>> Do we understand why Moin was chosen in the first place above MediaWiki? >>> Do we have an idea of whether it will fix some of the transclusion >>> display problems with

Re: [mb-style] Looking for a new [Documentation|Style] leader

2008-07-31 Thread Lukáš Lalinský
Dňa Št, 2008-07-31 o 12:20 +0200, "Aurélien.mino" napísal: > Chad Wilson a écrit : > > Do we understand why Moin was chosen in the first place above MediaWiki? > > Do we have an idea of whether it will fix some of the transclusion > > display problems with Moin pages? > > > > I am concerned that

Re: [mb-style] Looking for a new [Documentation|Style] leader

2008-07-31 Thread Aurélien.mino
Robert Kaye a écrit : > If MediaWiki can be used for transclusion, I'm all for the switch. > > Transclusion can probably be achieved with MediaWiki as well: it supports extensions, and here's one allowing to export a wiki page as PDF: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Pdf_Export, which ma

Re: [mb-style] Looking for a new [Documentation|Style] leader

2008-07-31 Thread Aurélien.mino
Chad Wilson a écrit : > Do we understand why Moin was chosen in the first place above MediaWiki? > Do we have an idea of whether it will fix some of the transclusion > display problems with Moin pages? > > I am concerned that to do a migration while the data is in a bad state > may detract from

Re: [mb-style] Looking for a new [Documentation|Style] leader

2008-07-30 Thread Jim DeLaHunt
Aurélien Mino wrote: > > > BTW, I figured nearly one year ago that we should migrate to MediaWiki, > because it may better fits our needs (true categories support, advanced > templates (Moin cards are limited), native discussion page for each > "article", namespaces). > However I feel disco

Re: [mb-style] Looking for a new [Documentation|Style] leader

2008-07-30 Thread Chad Wilson
> On Jul 30, 2008, at 9:32 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> I'm thinking, making a plan of how to proceed will be a lot easier, if >> we really understand what we've already got. >> >> If you think this is a good idea, I'm willing to take it on (and if I >> take it on, I'm obviously willing to

Re: [mb-style] Looking for a new [Documentation|Style] leader

2008-07-30 Thread Robert Kaye
On Jul 30, 2008, at 9:32 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm thinking, making a plan of how to proceed will be a lot easier, if > we really understand what we've already got. > > If you think this is a good idea, I'm willing to take it on (and if I > take it on, I'm obviously willing to add other '

Re: [mb-style] Looking for a new [Documentation|Style] leader

2008-07-30 Thread Robert Kaye
On Jul 30, 2008, at 3:00 AM, Lukáš Lalinský wrote: > I didn't know about such an idea. If people think MediaWiki would > really > work better for us, I'm willing to at least try to do the work. The most important thing to consider about moving to a new wiki is that we can add a plugin to re

Re: [mb-style] Looking for a new [Documentation|Style] leader

2008-07-30 Thread krazykiwi
On 7/30/08, Chad Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Also agreed. I think this is part of a larger problem -- our overall >> docs are in disarray and could benefit from someone taking an active >> role as Documentation Chief and cleaning house a bit. We've also lost >> some WikiWardens who were d

Re: [mb-style] Looking for a new [Documentation|Style] leader

2008-07-30 Thread Andrew Conkling
On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 6:00 AM, Lukáš Lalinský <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dňa St, 2008-07-30 o 11:54 +0200, "Aurélien.mino" napísal: > > BTW, I figured nearly one year ago that we should migrate to MediaWiki, > > because it may better fits our needs (true categories support, advanced > > templa

Re: [mb-style] Looking for a new [Documentation|Style] leader

2008-07-30 Thread Lukáš Lalinský
Dňa St, 2008-07-30 o 11:54 +0200, "Aurélien.mino" napísal: > Chad Wilson a écrit : > > - Where is the MoinMoin upgrade stuff at? > In the hand of djce & dmppanda. I don't have more info. > > BTW, I figured nearly one year ago that we should migrate to MediaWiki, > because it may better fits our n

Re: [mb-style] Looking for a new [Documentation|Style] leader

2008-07-30 Thread Aurélien.mino
Chad Wilson a écrit : > The issue at the moment is that the problem is too big. I think we need a > streamlined process for a period of time to try and clean out the bulk of the > old/outdated crud so that the time can gradually be spent more on > maintenance/improving/reviewing rather than rest

Re: [mb-style] Looking for a new [Documentation|Style] leader

2008-07-29 Thread Chad Wilson
> I agree with everything you've said -- I think you're certainly on the > right track. I'm ready to declare Jim as the new style leader? Does > anyone have any objections? If so, speak up now! I also completely agree with most of Jim's points as well; well thought out, well written and even