X-Git-Url: http://git.heureux-cyclage.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=4caa158cb50bdad5a38cc8ffe07436ea1e10d8f7;hb=4c2b0d3126d552e271b075c8dae07566b863c55b;hp=578a4444280642e667711e0a3193faec7d1cfb28;hpb=dcac1aecf50d35424395b773536244f6d69bea43;p=lhc%2Fweb%2Fwiklou.git diff --git a/README b/README index 578a444428..4caa158cb5 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,89 +1,76 @@ -2003-11-08 +2005-06-12 MediaWiki --------- -MediaWiki is the software used for Wikipedia -(http://www.wikipedia.org) and the other Wikimedia -Foundation websites. Compared to other wikis, it has an -excellent range of features and support for high-traffic -websites. However, it is generally harder to install. Be -sure to follow the INSTALL document closely. Installation on -a Microsoft Windows system is not recommended, however it is -possible. Documentation for installation on Windows may be -found at: +MediaWiki is the software used for Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org) and the +other Wikimedia Foundation websites. Compared to other wikis, it has an +excellent range of features and support for high-traffic websites using +multiple servers (Wikipedia peaks in the 2500+ requests per second range +as of June 2005). - http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_MediaWiki_on_Windows +While quite usable on smaller sites, you may find you have to "roll your own" +local documentation, and some aspects of configuration may seem overcomplicated +because MediaWiki is primarily targeted as an in-house tool. -The MediaWiki software was written by: - -* Lee Daniel Crocker -* Magnus Manske -* Jan Hidders -* Brion Vibber -* Axel Boldt -* Geoffrey T. Dairiki -* Tomasz Wegrzanowski -* Erik Moeller -* Tim Starling -* Several others +See the files RELEASE-NOTES, INSTALL, and UPGRADE for details on system +requirements and installation procedure. -These developers hold the copyright to this work, and it is -licensed the terms of the GNU General Public License, version -2 (see http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl.html). Derivative -works and later versions of the code will also be considered -free software licensed under the same terms. -The newly-founded Wikimedia Foundation currently has no -legal rights to the software, although copyright may be -assigned to it at a later date. Wikimedia has not funded -any of the development work. +The MediaWiki software was written by: + * Lee Daniel Crocker + * Magnus Manske + * Jan Hidders + * Brion Vibber + * Axel Boldt + * Geoffrey T. Dairiki + * Tomasz Wegrzanowski + * Erik Moeller + * Tim Starling + * Gabriel Wicke + * Ashar Voultoiz + * Evan Prodromou + * Several others -Sections of code written exclusively by Lee Crocker or Erik -Moeller are also released into the public domain, wich does -not impair the obligations of users under the GPL for use -of the whole code or other sections thereof. +These developers hold the copyright to this work, and it is licensed under the +terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 (see +http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl.html). Derivative works and later versions of +the code will also be considered free software licensed under the same terms. -Many thanks to the Wikipedia regulars for testing and -suggestions. +The newly-founded Wikimedia Foundation currently has no legal rights to the +software, although copyright may be assigned to it at a later date. Wikimedia +has not funded any of the development work. -The code is currently maintained at Sourceforge under the -project "wikipedia", module name "phase3". You can view the -code in CVS, report bugs and make feature requests there: +Sections of code written exclusively by Lee Crocker or Erik Moeller are also +released into the public domain, which does not impair the obligations of users +under the GPL for use of the whole code or other sections thereof. - http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net +Many thanks to the Wikipedia regulars for testing and suggestions. -Documentation and discussion on new features may be found -at: +The code is currently maintained at SourceForge under the project "wikipedia", +module name "phase3". You can view the code in CVS there: - http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_development + http://www.mediawiki.org/ -If you are setting up your own wiki based on this software, -it is highly recommended that you subscribe to mediawiki-l: +Please report bugs and make feature requests in our Bugzilla system: - http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l + http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org -The mailing list is very low volume, and is intended primarily -for announcements of new versions, bug fixes, and security -issues. +Documentation and discussion on new features may be found at: -PHP + http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_FAQ + http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide + http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_development + -The code is written in PHP. Version 4.3.2 or higher is -recommended. There are known issues with early 4.2.x -releases. +If you are setting up your own wiki based on this software, it is highly +recommended that you subscribe to mediawiki-announce: -MySQL + http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce -MediaWiki requires MySQL 3.23 or later, and PHP-MySQL. -Version 4.0 or later is strongly recommended +The mailing list is very low volume, and is intended primarily for +announcements of new versions, bug fixes, and security issues. -Operating system -The code was written on and for Linux, and no attempt -has been made to make it portable to other OSs. The -math support in particular has run-time dependencies on -things like TeTeX and GhostScript that are generally -found in Linux but not other OSs. However, we have had -reports of successful installation on Windows, albeit -without TeX support. +For installation and upgrade details, see the files RELEASE-NOTES, INSTALL, +and UPGRADE.