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  • From: Graham <grahamburnett@blueyonder.co.uk>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] database, wiki, blogs, forums, etc
  • Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:15:48 +0000

Can the existing data be imported into 'our' wiki? it would seem a grate
shame to waste the effort and time that has so far gone into creating
what is there.

On Sun, 2006-12-17 at 13:34 -0500, Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:
> Graham wrote:
>
> > It would be good if we could get the discussion going on the talk pages
> > of the wiki itself - I'm not sure who originally set up the wikia
> > permawiki,
>
> The problem with that wiki is that the install of the wiki software was
> done by Wikia,
> not us, and there's no way to change the functionality of it. Furthermore,
> they own the site
> and our data and can it keep online or not as they choose. There's no
> security there for the long haul.
>
> We need to decide that we are a group and install our own software on a
> server (we already have one
> for that purpose), maintain and own it ourselves. It could go indefinitely
> in a situation like that.
>
> In other words, we need to start a new wiki, an RDb and a blog ourselves.
> Those who favor a database can work on that,
> others can work on the other components and programming enhancements for
> them.
>
> LL
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Graham Burnett

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