Re: GNUstep SoftWare Index - new project home and sources of the tool

[Banlu Kemiyatorn]

2011/1/8 Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller <hns@goldelico.com>:
> Hi,
> GNUstep is such a mature project that every idea is already implemented at
> least once (and sometimes not very good). There is not only the Software Index
> but a Application Wiki. Please see here:
>
>        http://wiki.gnustep.org/index.php/Category:Applications
>
> So we have different solutions for different requirement priorities. A wiki 
> is good for
> collaborative editing while a dedicated tool like SWI is better in keeping 
> things
> well structured.

I agree that a dedicated tool is better for keeping things well
structured. But IMHO it's better to keep the community structured
along as well. Departing the tool from people may not improve the
overall community's structure or at least it isn't giving them enough
freedom to decide.

>
> Am 07.01.2011 um 17:59 schrieb Banlu Kemiyatorn:
>
>> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 11:54 PM, Ivan Vučica <ivucica@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On the other hand, having specialized software means tight control over form
>>> over resulting displayed page; every page will look the same, and hence mean
>>> the entire database is easier to browse.
>>> Wiki-templates are not a solution :-)
>>
>> Why using wiki template didn't allow every page to look the same?
>> And if it really is the case, Wiki bot would easily do the job.
>
> Maybe, you can set up some bot that reads out the Software Index and updates
> the Application Wiki?
>
> Nikolaus

Good idea! Especially for anyone who want to edit wiki.gnustep.org,
which AFAIK, was locked by some maintainers who weren't be able to
deal with spammers and want to keep it for a certain group of people.
While I don't blame them in anyway I also don't agree this philosophy.
In my opinion, if you can't maintain an open wiki for an open
community you better just use any banner-sacrificed service. So for
this reasoning process, I personally decided as an individual that I
must politically not edit it.

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