Tels wrote:
Once again, mediawiki is used for alot of other sites beside wikipedia.
Yes, but it doesn't matter much, since MediaWiki is written solely for the Wikipedia projects, and not for any other site. I feel fortunate that there are so many options that allow me to run the software in a couple different environments, one of which is quite security-concious.
What Wikipedia does, OTOH, is something entirely different.
Only to a point. You cannot expect a solicitation for a new feature (or a heavy modification of an existing feature) to start any differently than "does it make sense for MediaWiki's developers to devote their time to this feature". One of the first questions they will ask is, "Is this useful for Wikipedia?"
In any case, if you wish to have SVG in an article without MediaWiki interference, simply edit your list of whitelisted HTML tags and just add the SVG code to the page.
There's little call to jump in and start attacking others on this list--particularly Rob who is one of the major contributors to MediaWiki. If you disagree with the decision on SVG, there is nothing to stop you from writing or commissioning an SVG extension or contribution, and contributing it.
Any sort of constructive conversation would be preferable and much more useful than flying off the handle.
HÃnandil