Rob Lanphier wrote:
MZMcBride wrote:
Rob Lanphier wrote:
If all goes well, you should only notice the improvement. If it doesn¹t go well, that¹s because there¹s something we missed, and that¹s where we¹d love your help. Please help us test this release! We have a test instance of the software we plan to deploy available at http://prototype.wikimedia.org/ .
Why is prototype.wikimedia.org being used instead of test.wikipedia.org? I was under the impression that the purpose of test.wikipedia.org was a pre-deployment launch pad while prototype.wikimedia.org is used for testing new extensions/features. Has this changed?
Yeah it has. I don't recall the exact history of how we got to this point. I imagine that the two should become one in the future.
Another difference I'd like to point out is that prototype isn't 1 wiki, it's a group of wikis. If I recall correctly there will be a prototype for each of the major wikipedia projects and special projects (eg. commons). With their main page and site scripts copied there. That way users can see if everything works properly, mess with their gadgets, check common.css/.js and <skinName>.js/.css.
-- Krinkle