X-Git-Url: https://git.heureux-cyclage.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=5f659df55e65b9dae16c347611d457ce51cd97f9;hb=231538549e28e40ca2f6322a87f9ace5910b72dd;hp=2fc84ae1a176d4c4ec777620b0037b258ea5f140;hpb=6a99ccc75fa405d8f1cdd0bc2882d401ff39ff04;p=lhc%2Fweb%2Fwiklou.git diff --git a/README b/README index 2fc84ae1a1..5f659df55e 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,83 +1,103 @@ -2004-08-12 +2007-09-15 -MediaWiki ---------- +For system requirements, installation and upgrade details, see the files RELEASE-NOTES, +INSTALL, and UPGRADE. -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 (wikipedia -peaks at 380 requests per second as of august 2004). 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 == - http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_MediaWiki_on_Windows +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 (Wikimedia sites peak in the 50000+ requests per second range +as of January 2008). +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 - * Gabriel Wicke - * Several others - -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. - -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. - -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. - -Many thanks to the Wikipedia regulars for testing and suggestions. - -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: - - http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net +* 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 +* Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason +* Niklas Laxström +* Domas Mituzas +* Rob Church +* Jens Frank +* Several others + +The contributors hold the copyright to this work, and it is licensed +under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later[1] +(see http://www.fsf.org/licenses/gpl.html). Derivative works and later +versions of the code must be free software licensed under the same +terms. This includes "extensions" that use MediaWiki functions or +variables; see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLAndPlugins +for details. + +The Wikimedia Foundation currently has no legal rights to the software. + +[1] 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. + +[2] MediaWiki makes use of the Sajax Toolkit by modernmethod, + http://www.modernmethod.com/sajax/ + which has the following license: + + 'This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution + License. To view a copy of this license, visit + http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ or send a letter + to Creative Commons, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, + Stanford, California 94305, USA.' + +Many thanks to the Wikimedia regulars for testing and suggestions. + +The official website for MediaWiki is located at: + + http://www.mediawiki.org/ + +The code is currently maintained in a Subversion repository +at svn.wikimedia.org. See http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Subversion +for details. + +Please report bugs and make feature requests in our Bugzilla system: + + http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/ Documentation and discussion on new features may be found at: - http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide - http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_development - -If you are setting up your own wiki based on this software, it is highly -recommended that you subscribe to mediawiki-l: + http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ + http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation + http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Development + +Extensions are listed at: - http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l + http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:Extensions -The mailing list is very low volume, and is intended primarily for announcements -of new versions, bug fixes, and security issues. +If you are setting up your own wiki based on this software, it is highly +recommended that you subscribe to mediawiki-announce: + http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce -PHP +The mailing list is very low volume, and is intended primarily for +announcements of new versions, bug fixes, and security issues. -The code is written in PHP. Version 4.3.2 or higher is recommended. -There are known issues with early 4.2.x releases. +A higher volume support mailing list can be found at: -MySQL + http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l -MediaWiki requires MySQL 3.23 or later, and PHP-MySQL. Version 4.0 or later is -strongly recommended. +Developer discussion takes place at: -Operating system + http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l -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. +There is also a development and support channel #mediawiki on +irc.freenode.net, and an unoffical support forum at www.mwusers.com.