Gabriel wrote: > I understand your concerns. Let me address them. First off, the site is > powered by MediaWiki, which is the same software Wikipedia uses. It is > a stock installation of MediaWiki, which means you can go download it > <http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download> and it you would have the same > installation now on the site. I'll be updating to the latest version > every so often. > > The wiki runs off a MySQL database on a Linux server. Right now, the > database is shared with another script, but I am willing to purchase > stand-alone hosting, if that's what the community really wants, so that > the wiki would have it's own MySQL database. Then, I would make a > backup version available as a download, or upon request. > > I have no problem managing the hosting, that is the technical aspects > of the project, making regular (monthly?) backups available, and taking > care of possible vandalism. However, a wiki is truly an open, > meta-democratic community project, so the responsibility of keeping and > maintaining the site will be spread among all those in the community > who choose to participate. > > Please realize that, as a wiki, anybody can simply click "edit", copy > each page and save it or put it on a private wiki if they wish. In > fact, if somebody wishes to set up a manage a mirror of > Apple2Guide.net, that would be fine by me. > > MediaWiki is a versatile package, supports multiple skins, and has many > features that I haven't begun to explore yet, but all that I've said so > far can be done and I know how to do. > > Your concern for my health is touching, Warren. ;-) But, be assured > that even if something were to happen to me, the information would > still be freely available to all. Just please remember to mention me in > the new wiki if anything happens to me. ;-) > > With my current hosting, adding another host with a standalone MySQL > database would cost me about $45. Maintaining the site as is will not > cost me anymore, so no contributions are necessary if the community is > okay with how it is now. However, I would appreciate some help to cover > the cost to set up a new hosting/MySQL account if that's what the > community wants to do. > Well it is possible to have some moderators/admins? They can handle the Edit wars... V/R Mark Frischknecht
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