Bravo .. another book is a great idea. The last one by Mizanur Rahman worked very well getting us started and bringing about a 'general' knowledge of the system. As you say almost anything you do will be outdated in a couple of release. But for the most part ideas are ideas and they never really go out of date <G>

Thanks and I look forwared to the book

DSig David Tod Sigafoos | SANMAR Corporation PICK Guy 206-770-5585 davesigafoos@sanmar.com

-----Original Message----- From: mediawiki-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Daniel Barrett Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12:04 To: mediawiki-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Mediawiki-l] Announce: MediaWiki book from O'Reilly

I'm pleased to announce that a new O'Reilly book, titled "MediaWiki", will be published later this year. I am the author. The focus is on practical knowledge ("what you really need to know") to be an effective MediaWiki reader, author, sysop, and site administrator. It's not a comprehensive reference; anything "comprehensive" would be outdated in six months....

The book is nearly complete, but if there are critical topics you'd like to see covered, please email any suggestions to dbarrett@oreilly.com.

Also, I am looking for 2-3 people to join the book's technical review team, to read the book in advance and offer comments and criticism. This includes beginners too! If interested, please email me directly at dbarrett@oreilly.com (do not hit "reply") and answer these questions:

1. Will you be available to review the book during the first two weeks of June 2008? (The actual review period will be one week long, and you'll need to be reachable by email during that time.)

2. What is your level of expertise with MediaWiki? (Casual reader, article writer, template creator, wiki sysop, MediaWiki site administrator, extension developer, Wikimedia developer, etc.)

3. Do you have access to a MediaWiki system where you can install extensions?

4. Would you be willing to install MediaWiki on a computer that isn't running it today? If so, would it run Linux, Windows, Macintosh, or other (please describe it)?

Tech reviewers will receive a "thank you" in the book, a free copy of the book, and a one-time payment.

Thanks very much.

-- Dan Barrett, dbarrett@oreilly.com Author of: - "Linux Pocket Guide" - "SSH, the Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide" - "Linux Security Cookbook"

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