[Gvsig_english] FEEDBACK gvSIG 1.9 (BN 1253) -- use of gvSIG in production environment

Fri Jan 22 14:32:43 CET 2010

Wikidot free accounts allow for 5 sites with 300MB space each. For a wiki, with low res images and videos linked from youtube, 300MB seems like a lot, particularly if you split the languages between different (cloned) sites; OTOH before I bother Pieter to ask for more space in the future, I guess we need to explore the reuse of the existing Plone question. Given the source of the core funding, how willing would the team be to seeing that wiki opened up? I don't just mean to the select few, it needs to be open to passing users to work; need to be able to quickly register and post a comment, make an edit, etc., or people are less likely to join in. 

If the existing Plone wiki is not an option, then presumably any outside wiki host can be linked from main site, with suitable warnings regarding redirection to external site, etc..

Chris

PS Wikidot is open source software has backup facility and that download could be used to populate a separately hosted instance if need be; Pieter, the CEO, is big on the whole open source thing so I don't envision any issues arising from having a gvSIG doc site.

----- "Simon Cropper (Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd)" <scropper at botanicusaustralia.com.au> wrote:

> Ben, Chris, Anna, Silvio, Antonio, Juan Lucas, and others,

> 
>     * *The first, *where should the wiki be stored and in what
> system.
>       At present we have Plone (as part of the gvSIG site) and
> WikiDot.
>     * The gvSIG Plone site is http://www.gvsig.org/web/. It seems
>       sensible to keep such an important resource close to the main
> web
>       portal. I presume we would not have a problem getting access to
>       the wiki. The current setup is a closed system and would need
> to
>       be reworked to provide access to whomever wanted to contribute
>       material. _Silvio, are you able to clarify whether this is even
>       possible?_
>     * The WikiDot site is http://www.wikidot.com/. Before this site
> is
>       considered various logistical issues need to be clarified. What
>       resources are currently available, will there be any charges,
> can
>       contributed content be moved later if we wanted, etc. _Chris,
> you
>       would need to approach your friend, to clarify what is on offer
>       and what conditions are attached._
>     * Anyone have any other suggestions? Lots of other CMS out there
> but
>       all would need to be hosted somewhere.
> 
>     * The second issue is who will coordinate / edit / moderate the
>       wiki. I assume with the massive input of information you would
>       need a team of people that could be involved. It would be
>       overwhelming for just one person to do this.
>     * This group would also need establish a Table of Contents and
>       propose a structure for each page.
>     * Should the community nominate people that should be on this
>       committee, should we vote on nominees, or should we wait until
>       someone volunteers?
> 
>     *ALL IN ALL,
>          its a new year,
>              this post has stirred up new interest and
>                   reignited old interest in a community driven wiki.
> 
>     WE NEED TO RIDE THIS WAVE AND RESOLVE THESE ISSUES AS SOON AS
>     POSSIBLE AND
> 
>     GET TO THE IMPORTANT TASKS OF CONSOLIDATING EXISTING AND
> PREPARING
>     NEW RESOURCES*
> 
> Cheers Simon
> 
> Simon Cropper
> Botanicus Australia Pty Ltd
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> P: 9311 5822. M: 041 830 3437.
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> 
> 
> On 22/01/2010 8:42 PM, Benjamin Ducke wrote:
> > I agree that thse concerns are valid and important.
> > People need a strong motivation to contribute and
> > getting credit for their work can provide that.
> >
> > Since the Wiki would be ours, we are free to design it
> > any way we like. There is nothing to stop us from making
> > sure that every tutorial on the site has a header that
> > declares all main authors and contributors.
> >
> > All we need is a consensus and then we can vote for one
> > or more editors who will see to it that all contents
> > meet our guidelines.
> >
> > Ben
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "silvio grosso"<grossosilvio at yahoo.it>
> > To: "Users and Developers mailing
> list"<gvsig_internacional at listserv.gva.es>
> > Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 10:29:48 AM GMT +01:00 Amsterdam /
> Berlin / Bern / Rome / Stockholm / Vienna
> > Subject: Re: [Gvsig_english] FEEDBACK gvSIG 1.9 (BN 1253) -- use of
> gvSIG in production environment
> >
> > Hi Simon,
> >
> >
> > Simon Cropper wrote:
> >    
> >> A good example is Anna. She has contributed a manual for survey and
> gis
> >> using gvSIG. Should this be sucked into a wiki then edited by all
> and
> >> sundry, with no recognition to the original author?
> >>      
> > Probably I will state the obvious too by saying that every personal
> effort should be recognized.
> > For example, quite simply, regarding Anna's PDF guides, one could
> put a link into the gvSIG's Wiki page.
> > This link points to the web-page where her work is available for
> downloading.
> >
> > In the Italian manual of gvSIG (version 1.1), which is available
> from the gvSIG's webpage, all Italian translators were indicated.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Silvio
> >
> >
> >
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