[Mediawiki-l] Semantic MediaWiki 1.6 released

[Eric BEAUSSART]

Very nice ! 
But, unfortunately, if "Semantic Mediawiki" needs "Mediawiki", I have had 
to remove Mediawiki, as it doesn't worked yet on my computer, which cannot 
run under Windows7 and therefore is under Windows XP. I need Windows because 
of compatibility questions with fellows. 
Even if the new release of Semantic Mediawiki would run alone, 
would you know how to Download a Stable and Robust version of Mediawiki, 
where from is the best ?
Besides, if one have Mediawiki, does Semantic Mediawiki could take place in 
its Folder ?
Thanks. 
Eric Beaussart.

> Message du 30/07/11 22:03
> De : "Jeroen De Dauw" 
> A : "MediaWiki announcements and site admin list" , "Semantic MediaWiki users" 
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> Objet : [Mediawiki-l] Semantic MediaWiki 1.6 released
> 
> Hey all,
> 
> I'm very happy to announce the release of Semantic MediaWiki 1.6.
> 
> This release has been in the making over the past four months and includes
> contributions by many people. It brings significant improvements to SMWs
> architecture and introduces many new features. The most important changes
> are listed below:
> 
> * Full support added for storing SMW data directly within an RDF
> triplestore, and for answering #ask queries based on this data.
> * The Type namespace has been abolished. Builtin types now are displayed by
> the special page Special:Types, and there are no "custom types" any longer.
> * Changed the way in which units of measurement work. Type:Number now does
> not accept any units, and a new type "Quantity" is used for numbers with
> units.
> * The declaration of Type:Record properties has changed. Instead of a list
> of datatypes, the declaration now requires a list of properties that are to
> be used for the fields of the record.
> * Introduced pre-defined builtin properties for every datatype.
> * Changed the way parameters in query printers are specified and handled
> using the Validator extension.
> * Added UNIX-style DSV (Delimiter-separated values) result format.
> * Reworked internal data model.
> * Fixed PostgreSQL issues with the installation and upgrade code.
> * Added #smwdoc parser hook that displays a table with parameter
> documentation for a single specified result format.
> * Fixed escaping issues in the JSON result format.
> 
> For a more comprehensive list of these changes, see the release notes [0]
> and blog post I made about this release [1]. As usual, you can also consult
> the SMW 1.6 page on the SMW wiki [2] and the installation and upgrade
> instructions [3].
> 
> To keep up to date with SMW developments, you can follow the SMW Twitter [4]
> or Indenti.ca [5].
> 
> [0]
> http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki/tags/extensions/SemanticMediaWiki/REL_1_6/RELEASE-NOTES?view=co
> [1] http://blog.bn2vs.com/2011/07/30/semantic-mediawiki-1-6-released/
> [2] http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Semantic_MediaWiki_1.6
> [3] http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Installation_1.6
> [4] https://twitter.com/#!/SemanticWiki
> [5] https://identi.ca/smw
> 
> Cheers
> 
> --
> Jeroen De Dauw
> http://www.bn2vs.com
> Don't panic. Don't be evil.
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