https://develop.consumerium.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=Faeries&feedformat=atomConsumerium development wiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-28T11:22:43ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.39.6https://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki&diff=5418MediaWiki2004-09-23T12:39:37Z<p>Faeries: (in the opinion of 142.177.X.X)</p>
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<div>'''MediaWiki''' is the software [[Consumerium]] uses on its [[R&D wiki]] which you are using right now. It is one of several [[wiki code]] options, seemingly the one that has a [[wikitext standard]] suitable for large numbers of people to collaborate on in many languages. http://mediawiki.org<br />
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It is not however ideal as a piece of code to work with our [[hardware requirements]] or [[protocol requirements]], e.g. it does not currently integrate with any [[mobile device code]], [[chat code]] otherwise then that the people using the Wikis might also be using IM, such as irc or email to communicate with each other. Nor does it implement some features of the [[content wiki]] or [[opinion wiki]] that will be needed eventually to deliver [[Consumerium Services]] such as [[signing]] versions of articles, which is needed for non-centralized integrity burden of proof. <br />
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Therefore its use at present is really just a test, and to make it easier to collate text from other [[GFDL]] services, most of which also use mediawiki. [[Consumerium developers]] will have to make their choices based also on the constraints the [[Consumerium License]] might place on using [[GPL]]'d code. This might not be an issue, or it might be a huge issue, we just don't know. The [http://mail.wikipedia.org/pipermail/foundation-l/2004-April/000005.html MediaWiki 1.3 release] is now available and should be compared to [[GetWiki]].<br />
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:The main difference is that MediaWiki 1.3 has a [[XML import]] that is available only to the [[sysop power structure]]. This seems to 142.177.X.X to be a ploy to kill off GetWiki, after which support for this feature, which makes it easy to [[fork off]] with the [[GFDL Corpus]], will probably (in the opinion of 142.177.X.X) be withdrawn or limited or "bugged up" to make it useless. There is no incentive, (in the opinion of 142.177.X.X) once GetWiki dies, for MediaWiki's developers (some of whom are involved with [[Wikimedia]]) to support an XML-based fork. Some, such as [[Tim Starling]], have engaged in activities that strongly suggest (in the opinion of 142.177.X.X) that they deliberately offer tools such as [[vandalbot]]s to those who attack such services, e.g. 142.177.X.X claims this was done to [[Recyclopedia]]. Accordingly it may be better (in the opinion of 142.177.X.X) to stick to GetWiki just to have a hedge against the [[sysop power structure]], which in the opinion of 142.177.X.X controls Mediawiki code.<br />
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The long term choices of [[wiki code]] and its integration with other code are things the [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] will decide, and this [[Development Wiki]] is here to discuss. As part of [[reflexive design]], we will generally use the tools we are trying to test, before deciding to use them. This will often bias [[sysop]]s and others in favour of what is in use now! We should be very aware of this [[systemic bias]].<br />
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As of version 1.3.3 MediaWiki supports any number of additional namespaces, which is very good for us. Now we can have namespaces for [[companies]], [[product]]s etc.<br />
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'''See also:'''<br />
*[[Content wiki]]<br />
*[[Opinion wiki]]<br />
*[[MediaWiki modifications]] - For figuring out what has to be hacked, why and how</div>Faerieshttps://develop.consumerium.org/w/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=5373Main Page2004-09-22T04:26:35Z<p>Faeries: </p>
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|[[Consumerium:Welcome, newcomers|Welcome, newcomers]] to [[Consumerium]] [[Development Wiki]], where [[fair trade]], [[political consumerism]], and [[moral purchasing]] trends, all essential to our [[Consumerium:philosophy|philosophy]], are being pieced together into what we call '''moral purchasing power''':<br />
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[[Consumerium:Itself|Consumerium itself]] is a not-for-profit project to enable consumers to gain more insight into products and companies.<br />
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Start exploring Consumerium by seeing the '''[[Brief introduction]]''' article and another way in to this could be the '''[[Consumerium:FAQ]]'''. There are also other '''[[essential projects]]''', such as '''[[CorpKnowPedia]]''' we hope to introduce you to.<br />
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We are collaborating under the [[GFDL]] [[licences|license]], to design a [[healthy buying infrastructure]]. We are identifying [[hardware requirements]] for [[wiki|storage]], transport and display of varying levels of '''[[features|product information]] to [[consumer]]s''' and '''[[feedback]] to [[producer]]s''' at the [[point of purchase]].<br />
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Managers wondering about the impact of this on their business should read <big>[[Consumerium:Executive summary|The Executive Summary page]]</big>.<br />
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To contribute corporation information proceed to [[CorpKnowPedia]].<br />
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Our [[Links]] offer a comprehensive list of moral purchasing related information resources<br />
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Proceed to the <big>[[Article hub]]</big> for more access points to this wiki'''<br />
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For editing practice, try playing in the [[Consumerium:Sandbox|Sandbox]].<br />
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<small>We invite you, if you wish to participate by editing proposals and discussions below. As customary in many [[wiki]]s '''any page can be edited by anyone, anytime''', or [[revert|restored to a previous state]] by anyone, which is the convention we assume will also apply in operation in this (combined) [[Research Wiki|Research]] and [[Development Wiki]]; Please see [[What Consumerium RD Wiki is not]], [[guidelines]] and [[rules]] for do's and dont's</small><br />
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'''[[Links|Looking for info on companies and products now?]]''' - '''[[Features|Planned Features to The Consumer]]''' - '''[[Consumerium Services]]'''<br>'''[[Research Wiki|Planned Research Wiki]]''' - '''[[Publish Wiki|Planned Publish Wiki]]'''<br><br />
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<sub>Thanks to http://pingviini.net for hosting us. Consumerium [[Development Wiki]] is powered by [http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net MediaWiki], an open source [[wiki]] engine.</sub><br />
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