Please excuse an elementary question. I'm at the beginning of a project that will require a wiki (or other editable web-page). Eventually we would like to be able to link to various data-bases -- though we're not sure which data-base approach we'll go for. (Whatever is compatible with the GIS we're using, which will be Manifold System). We would also like to link with PDF files and with Word and similar file formats. Is this possible with Wikimedia? In general, are these objectives mutually feasible?
Again, excuse the level of the question. I'm just diving into all this (understanding servers, wiki, spatial sql, vbscript, currently). Any help I would appreciate greatly! -- Richard Freeman
like to link with PDF files and with Word and similar file formats. Is this possible
Yes, it is. You can customize the upload and allow any file-extension who want. You only have to make sure about security.
with Wikimedia?
You mean: MediaWiki. WikiMedia is the foundation, which develops the software MediaWiki ;)
Regards, Jan
On 05/01/07, Jan 2036@gmx.de wrote:
You mean: MediaWiki. WikiMedia is the foundation, which develops the software MediaWiki ;)
That's only partly true, actually.
Wikimedia has paid developers who work on MediaWiki, and has a vested interest in it, of course, but not all development of MediaWiki is done "for Wikimedia", if you get my meaning.
For example, I don't work for the Wikimedia Foundation, and I don't personally care whether they use any of my extension code, for instance.
In addition, there are a number of third parties developing MediaWiki in forks, branches and other extensions - Wikia has a team (based in Poland?) and Travis of WikiHow does quite a bit of extension work.
A lot of people have an interest in a large, scalable wiki solution.
Rob Church
Excuse the gaff. For some reason, I did not get the e-mail to which Rob Church responded. Could I get someone to forward that to me? Thanks in advance! -- RF
Rob Church wrote:
On 05/01/07, Jan 2036@gmx.de wrote:
You mean: MediaWiki. WikiMedia is the foundation, which develops the software MediaWiki ;)
That's only partly true, actually.
Wikimedia has paid developers who work on MediaWiki, and has a vested interest in it, of course, but not all development of MediaWiki is done "for Wikimedia", if you get my meaning.
For example, I don't work for the Wikimedia Foundation, and I don't personally care whether they use any of my extension code, for instance.
In addition, there are a number of third parties developing MediaWiki in forks, branches and other extensions - Wikia has a team (based in Poland?) and Travis of WikiHow does quite a bit of extension work.
A lot of people have an interest in a large, scalable wiki solution.
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