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'''GetWiki''' is the improved software that is a fork of [[MediaWiki]], in use at [[Wikinfo]]. ''It should probably be listed in the comparisons of [[wiki code]].'' | '''GetWiki[http://getwiki.net/ .net]''' is the improved software that is a fork of [[MediaWiki]], in use at [[Wikinfo]]. ''It should probably be listed in the comparisons of [[wiki code]].'' | ||
== Technical Features == | == Technical Features == | ||
*Full support for [[wikitext standard]] | |||
* Auto-import of Wikipedia articles via [[XML]] using [[PHP programming language|PHP]]'s [[Expat]] Library | * Auto-import of Wikipedia articles via [[XML]] using [[PHP programming language|PHP]]'s [[Expat]] Library | ||
* Improved use of [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]] styles (colours, positioning) | * Improved use of [[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]] styles (colours, positioning) | ||
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http://internet-encyclopedia.org/?title=Wikinfo:GetWiki | http://internet-encyclopedia.org/?title=Wikinfo:GetWiki | ||
== Serious Development Culture drawbacks == | |||
Anyone considering using '''GetWiki''' should review [http://recyclopedia.info/wiki/wiki.phtml?title=GetWiki:_critical_point_of_view the critical point of view of it taken at Recyclopedia]. It would appear that the primary developer, [[M.R.M._Parrott]], is a simple [[control freak]] with no capacity whatsoever to engage in a [[standards process]] or work within a [[deliberative democracy]]. He seems also to have a strongly [[commercial bias]] though he tellingly accuses others of having same. He seems further to have objected strongly to deletion of his own biography from [[Wikipedia]], but has no conscience about deleting necessary standards-related articles from [[Wikinfo]] to make it harder for [[mediawiki]] developers to find, and etc.. | |||
GetWiki is a [[fork]] of [[MediaWiki]] (like [[PhpWiki]] is a [[fork]] of [[UseModWiki]]) | |||
A better explaining [http://http://internet-encyclopedia.org/wiki.php?title=Fork_(software) external "fork" link] | |||
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<small> Technical features copied from http://wikinfo.org/?title=Wikinfo:GetWiki under the clauses of [[GFDL]] </small> | <small> Technical features copied from http://wikinfo.org/?title=Wikinfo:GetWiki under the clauses of [[GFDL]] </small> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:31, 24 April 2012
GetWiki.net is the improved software that is a fork of MediaWiki, in use at Wikinfo. It should probably be listed in the comparisons of wiki code.
Technical Features[edit | edit source]
- Full support for wikitext standard
- Auto-import of Wikipedia articles via XML using PHP's Expat Library
- Improved use of CSS styles (colours, positioning)
- Cleaner output to the browser, PHP code underneath
- Well-formed XHTML, replacing deprecated HTML 4.0 versions
- More integrated and effective use of CSS2, beyond font colours
- More intuitive User Preferences page
- Clearer labeling and checkbox placements
- Fixed user login retention and other fixes
- Better use of licensing notices on pages
- Image thumbnail display
Further Improvements[edit | edit source]
- Better organization of functions and classes, filenames and variables
- More comprehensive administrator tools
http://internet-encyclopedia.org/?title=Wikinfo:GetWiki
Serious Development Culture drawbacks[edit | edit source]
Anyone considering using GetWiki should review the critical point of view of it taken at Recyclopedia. It would appear that the primary developer, M.R.M._Parrott, is a simple control freak with no capacity whatsoever to engage in a standards process or work within a deliberative democracy. He seems also to have a strongly commercial bias though he tellingly accuses others of having same. He seems further to have objected strongly to deletion of his own biography from Wikipedia, but has no conscience about deleting necessary standards-related articles from Wikinfo to make it harder for mediawiki developers to find, and etc..
GetWiki is a fork of MediaWiki (like PhpWiki is a fork of UseModWiki)
A better explaining external "fork" link
Technical features copied from http://wikinfo.org/?title=Wikinfo:GetWiki under the clauses of GFDL