X-Original-To: pgsql-www-postgresql.org@postgresql.org Received: from localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D707E9FB1E7; Sat, 16 Sep 2006 17:27:18 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 94357-06; Sat, 16 Sep 2006 17:27:10 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from lists.commandprompt.com (host-130.commandprompt.net [207.173.203.130]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58BDC9FB1CD; Sat, 16 Sep 2006 17:27:10 -0300 (ADT) Received: from [192.168.1.50] (or-67-76-146-141.sta.embarqhsd.net [67.76.146.141]) (authenticated bits=0) by lists.commandprompt.com (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k8GKR8A4005362 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 16 Sep 2006 13:27:09 -0700 Message-ID: <450C5E1D.2080704@commandprompt.com> Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 13:27:09 -0700 From: "Joshua D. Drake" Organization: Command Prompt, Inc. User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (X11/20060728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Gregory Stark CC: Josh Berkus , pgsql-www@postgresql.org, Martijn van Oosterhout , Neil Conway , Dave Page , "pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org" Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Developer's Wiki References: <61929.69.197.146.229.1157340613.squirrel@69.197.146.229> <20060904061123.GA16894@svana.org> <200609161225.16961.josh@agliodbs.com> <877j03y50r.fsf@enterprisedb.com> In-Reply-To: <877j03y50r.fsf@enterprisedb.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88.4, clamav-milter version 0.88.4 on projects.commandprompt.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Greylist: Sender succeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.6 (lists.commandprompt.com [192.168.2.159]); Sat, 16 Sep 2006 13:27:10 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.196 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=AWL, FORGED_RCVD_HELO X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200609/127 X-Sequence-Number: 10705 Gregory Stark wrote: > Josh Berkus writes: > >>> I was actually hoping for more feedback on the content itself. I'm >>> still not clear if it's supposed to be "developers only - to the >>> exclusion of users" or "developers only - but accessable to anyone". >> It should be readable by everyone, but editable only by authorized users. > > I think the lessons of wikipedia is precisely that you *don't* want to add > such barriers. You want to let people add stuff pretty much freely. That > encourages people to get involved and put up information. I don't agree, you should also look at the recent post and fork by one of wikipedia's co-founders. The developers wiki should only be edited by authorized users. Now, getting authorized should be easy as reasonably possible, but having a wholesale editing orgy on the wiki responsible for tracking postgresql developer information is not a good idea. Joshua D. Drake -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/