Hi again,
After some amount of work, we've now got a patch set up for MediaWiki 1.8.2 (untested on other versions but might work -- probably works, even). The patch is basically divided into two parts -- a patch part which modifies code, and a binaries part which includes graphics and compiled class files and such.
All of the testing has gone into a linux-based server, so I'm very unsure what complications might arise from it if an attempt is made from e.g. Windows. In any case, more info can be found here: http://www.synchroedit.com/extras/PATCHING
The patch INCLUDES a synchroedit server and client and all that. What you do need, however, is Sun Java 5 (runtime, you don't need the compiler) which is available in e.g. debian and ubuntu under the name sun-java5-bin in APT. I do not recommend applying this patch on a live wiki without testing it on a non-live one first. In all cases, be sure to back everything up before you even touch this stuff -- it's nitroglycerine-kind-of-stable.
This is more of a "look at that, it IS possible" than a "please use this in your production environments". That said, brave testers would be awesome. :)
-Kalle.
On Tue, 2006-11-28 at 09:45 +0100, Kalle Alm wrote:
Hello there,
Lately, I've been working on getting MediaWiki and SynchroEdit to "cooperate", and all's moving along nicely. I figured I'd send out a note here, in case anybody wanted to try it out.
The codebase is super-experimental, as the main page says, so bug reports are welcome! URL: http://mediawiki.synchroedit.com/index.php/Main_Page
(A tip is to coordinate with a friend on a day/time that you try it out, as it's not very rewarding "synchroediting" all by yourself.)
Suggestions etc. very welcome. We'll be demoing this in about two weeks; your input is definitely valuable.
-Kalle.
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