[gentoo-dev] Wikis (was: Gentoo Blog GLEP)

[Corey Shields]

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On Tuesday 17 August 2004 06:23 pm, Jeremy Maitin-Shepard wrote:
> Okay, I wasn't aware of that, but I haven't actually visited
> gentoo-wiki.com either.  Regardless of the state of that particular
> wiki, I think a wiki would simply be more useful than a weblog, since a
> wiki allows for greater flexibility generally.  It might make sense to
> make parts of it or all of it writable only by developers.  I think
> allowing users to modify parts of it would be advantageous though, since
> it would provide a better home for the sort of tutorials currently found
> in the forums.

I really can't support an official wiki.  If our current method of 
documentation and support totally sucked then it would be a different story, 
but we are known for excellent documentation, and there is a system of checks 
and balances in the documentation process that you just don't get from a 
wiki.  Otherwise, you end up with phrases like "While most poeple use would 
use this : "  which makes no sense (taken from the first page I visited at 
the above url).  I feel that a wiki would be taking a step backwards..  

If there is a piece of documentation that someone has written and feels it 
should be included, by all means, post it to bugs.gentoo.org.  While I can't 
speak for them, I'm pretty sure that the documentation team would love the 
contribution.

As for the earlier comment that a wiki could be used in place of a planet 
site, that's like using Excel to write your letters.  Sure, you could do it, 
but it's not the best tool for the job.

Cheers,

- -Corey

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Corey Shields
Gentoo Linux Infrastructure Team and Devrel Team
Gentoo Foundation Board of Trustees
http://www.gentoo.org/~cshields
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