[Mediawiki-l] MediaWiki 1.7.0 and SVG support

[Hínandil]

Tels wrote:
> Once again, mediawiki is used for alot of other sites beside wikipedia.

Yes, but it doesn't matter much, since MediaWiki is written solely for 
the Wikipedia projects, and not for any other site.  I feel fortunate 
that there are so many options that allow me to run the software in a 
couple different environments, one of which is quite security-concious.

> What Wikipedia does, OTOH, is something entirely different.

Only to a point.  You cannot expect a solicitation for a new feature (or 
a heavy modification of an existing feature) to start any differently 
than "does it make sense for MediaWiki's developers to devote their time 
to this feature".  One of the first questions they will ask is, "Is this 
useful for Wikipedia?"

In any case, if you wish to have SVG in an article without MediaWiki 
interference, simply edit your list of whitelisted HTML tags and just 
add the SVG code to the page.

There's little call to jump in and start attacking others on this 
list--particularly Rob who is one of the major contributors to 
MediaWiki.  If you disagree with the decision on SVG, there is nothing 
to stop you from writing or commissioning an SVG extension or 
contribution, and contributing it.

Any sort of constructive conversation would be preferable and much more 
useful than flying off the handle.

Hínandil