Re: [Savannah-hackers] savannah.gnu.org: submission of WikiLearn

[loic]

Hi,

This project was submitted to Savannah and requires evaluation to become
a GNU package. Can you take care of it, please ? 


Thanks in advance,

Randy Kramer writes:
 > address@hidden wrote:
 > > 
 > >        This description is a bit too vague in itself. Could you provide
 > > more information (web link, is it a GNU package already, full description
 > > of the WikiLearn project etc.).
 > 
 > It is not a GNU package already.
 > 
 > In case you are not familiar with wikis, a wiki is a web site that
 > allows (and encourages) "audience participation" by allowing anyone to
 > edit the content of a page.  (Some wikis provide various sorts of
 > password protection.  My current plan is to install TWikis.)  Here are
 > links to some example wikis:
 > 
 > http://www.c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiSandbox
 > http://www.clug.org/cgi/wiki.cgi?UsingFtpBeginner
 > httP://twiki.org
 > 
 > The first link is a link to one page of a very popular wiki.  The
 > particular page, known as a sandbox, is commonly provided on wikis to
 > allow anyone to experiment.
 > 
 > The second link is to another wiki where I started to add some content
 > of the type I expect to include in the WikiLearn project. 
 > Unfortunately, that wiki is broken -- you can neither edit nor search.
 > 
 > The third link is to the TWiki site, which develops the TWiki software
 > and maintains a TWiki site to support the development effort.
 > 
 > So, my project is not a software project but a "content" project.  The 
 > content will be material to help people learn (or use) Linux, Perl, C,
 > C++, LyX and KLyX, Python, and other topics as my interests change.
 > 
 > I expect to develop a fair amount of content and formats for content.  I
 > expect to attract an audience of people who want to learn, and encourage
 > them, if I have not covered a topic (adequately or at all) that they
 > contribute additional material.
 > 
 > When there is sufficient material on site, along with a (possibly
 > everchanging) audience that appreciates the material and takes the
 > initiative to improve material where appropriate, I expect the site to
 > become almost "self sustaining".
 > 
 > If you have additional questions, please advise.
 > 
 > Sincerely,
 > Randy Kramer

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