On 03/05/06, Elliott F. Cable ecable@avxw.com wrote:
We're working on a complete re-write of MW in Perl. Well not exactly a port, but we like lots of mediawiki features, and will be really looking at it for tips, we just like perl more and need a few things customized to work with our goal instead of the messed up wikimedia one; including a lot more support for integration between wikis on a network.
Your post seems to assume two things which are fallacious, as far as I can tell.
1. "the messed up Wikimedia [goal]"
That a particular organisation chooses to persue a particular course which differs from that of another does not disqualify the intentions as "messed up". If the product is not fit for your purpose, don't use it. Roll your own, as you are apparently doing.
2. "a lot more support for integration between wikis on a network"
I was under the understanding that cross-wiki interaction is beginning to pick up in terms of priorities and sharing of data, etc. Lack of implementation does not equal lack of intention.
Rob Church