X-Git-Url: https://git.heureux-cyclage.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=7c3651e0634a62e74b3241d2fa5960a1f3148229;hb=0a3d8dc0d35b27d2e841634b4f36034dea31692f;hp=79cf1b9c4848f7a3e4eade40b7f8b61b2c96b7f7;hpb=b4b0e77132fc4e44b83be128042167702177fa37;p=lhc%2Fweb%2Fwiklou.git diff --git a/README b/README index 79cf1b9c48..7c3651e063 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,46 +1,105 @@ -2003-04-14 - -This is the "Phase III" codebase for the Wikipedia project -(http://www.wikipedia.org). It is possibly usable as a -general-purpose wiki, but it was not intended as such and -there is little or no support available for using it as such -from the developers, who are busy full time supporting the -Wikipedia project. There are many good general-purpose Wikis -in the world. I personally recommend UseMod -(http://www.usemod.com/). - -The code as a whole is Copyright 2002,2003 by -Lee Daniel Crocker, Magnus Manske, Jan Hidders, Brion Vibber, -Axel Boldt, Geoffrey T. Dairiki, Tomasz Wegrzanowski, and -others, 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. - -Sections of code written exclusively by Lee Crocker 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. - -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 - -The code is written in PHP. It was tested mainly on version -4.06, but it is known to run in later versions. It requires -MySQL 3.23 or later, and PHP-MySQL. It is now running with -PHP 4.2.2 and MySQL 3.23.49 at http://www.wikipedia.org . -The code was written on and for Linux, and no attempt has -been made to make it portable to other OSs, though it may -happen to run on some. 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. - --- Lee Daniel Crocker +2008-11-11 +For system requirements, installation and upgrade details, see the files +RELEASE-NOTES, INSTALL, and UPGRADE. + +== 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 using +multiple servers (Wikimedia sites peak in the 60000+ requests per second range +as of November 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 +* Ashar Voultoiz +* Evan Prodromou +* Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason +* Niklas Laxström +* Domas Mituzas +* Rob Church +* Jens Frank +* Yuri Astrakhan +* Aryeh Gregor +* Aaron Schulz +* Several others (view CREDITS for a more complete list) + +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/licensing/licenses/gpl.html). Derivative works and later +versions of the code must be free software licensed under the same or a +compatible license. 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: + + https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/ + +Documentation and discussion on new features may be found at: + + http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ + http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation + http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Development + +Extensions are listed at: + + http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:Extensions + +If you are setting up your own wiki based on this software, it is highly +recommended that you subscribe to mediawiki-announce: + + https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce + +The mailing list is very low volume, and is intended primarily for announcements +of new versions, bug fixes, and security issues. + +A higher volume support mailing list can be found at: + + https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l + +Developer discussion takes place at: + + https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l + +There is also a development and support channel #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net, +and an unoffical support forum at www.mwusers.com.