[gameprogrammer] Re: Wiki

[Paul Smith <bob@pcs.uklinux.net>]

Did I mention that there's a plugin called texcv for mediaWiki that
allows you write using a small subset of LaTeX commands - meaning that
creating equations to be rendered in the text is a snap - could also
come in very handy with some articles, e.g. collision detection.

I'm going to shut up about the benefits of mediaWiki now...

On Tue, 2004-06-15 at 15:05, Bob Pendleton wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-06-14 at 17:50, Paul Smith wrote:
> > On Mon, 2004-06-14 at 19:13, Bob Pendleton wrote:
> > > Ok, I'll put up a wiki. Unless a lot of people oppose it, I will have a
> > > simple logon for editing articles. Mostly just to keep the dumbest
> > > spammers from dumping on it. As for a content license? Well, people
> > > should suggest something.
> > > 
> > > So far I'm considering phpwiki, wakkawiki, and mediawiki. Any other
> > > suggestions?
> > > 
> > > 		Bob Pendleton
> > 
> > Just one quick note, if you do go for the mediawiki software, it comes
> > set up to support posting under the GNU Free Documentation License.  If
> > you don't want contributions to be posted under the GFDL, mediaWiki may
> > not be the best choice, as I'm not sure how much customization would be
> > needed to change that license choice.
> 
> Actually, that is a BIG plus to me. I like the GFDL.
> 
> 		Bob Pendleton
> 
> > 
> > On the other hand, mediaWiki does support image uploads, and images can
> > be really, really useful to describe certain aspects of game programing.
> > 
> > Any wiki software that can support image uploads, and does a decent
> > job at a Recent Changes list, gets my vote.
> > 
> > Cheers!
> > Paul
> > 
> > 
> > 
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