Re: Guix wiki

[Matt]

 ---- On Tue, 11 Jan 2022 10:30:22 -0500 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr> 
wrote ----
 > Hullo Matt,
 > 
 > Matt 写道：
 > > I feel like it also says that community isn't important to us.
 > 
 > I understand how you could reach a flawed conclusion from a flawed 
 > assumption:
 > 
 > > Wikis are synonymous with community.
 > 
 > But it's still circular, wrong, and frankly quite offensive.


I didn't mean to say that you or the broader Guix community doesn't care. I can 
see how what I said was unclear and accused people of that. I'm sorry for that.

What I tried to say was *not* if someone values community that they must have a 
wiki. Instead, that a wiki is inherently based around community. If there's a 
wiki, there is implied community.  Of course, it's technically possible for 
someone to create, host, and maintain a wiki just for themselves. But given the 
options of not hosting, or using some other format (e.g. blog), the choice of a 
wiki strongly implies collaboration (which is the essence of community).

I was under the impression that the wiki linked to from the main page was *not* 
editable by non-FSF members. I was mistaken about that. If that were the case 
(non-editable), then I think it would reflect poorly.

I  tried to make the wiki more clear. I still think it's confusing for it to be 
there.

 > Guix cares about community very much.  Many of us care very little 
 > for wikis, having seen how they attract much outdated and 
 > incorrect information and spam.  Wikis are high-maintenance.
 
Given this situation, I see why.

 > I must say, the proponents of wikis have done an exceptionally 
 > poor job of representing them.  Yet we're supposed to be convinced 
 > that we're missing countless valuable contributions by people who 
 > can't be bothered to send a mail.

The reality is that wikis can be helpful and they can be misleading. I don't 
think anyone is under the impression that they will write and maintain 
themselves.

I'm not advocating for a wiki.  I'm saying, there is one currently linked to 
from the homepage. What should be done with it?

I'm willing to help maintain it.