Hi Robert,
Thanks and sorry I might have missed some of the information on the
front page since i was scanning through the pages. I got this thought
because I was trying to look for some contact information while
browsing through but didn't notice the text on the front page. Thanks
and please do keep up the good work.
Mat
On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 19:48:07 -0800 (PST), Robert Dodier -
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wrote:
> Hi Mat,
>
> Thanks for your interest in Maxima and the Maxima wiki. You wrote:
>
> > 1/ I think it would be a good idea to have a contact information
> > on the site so others can make suggestion :)
>
> Yes, that's a good idea. I put a link to the Maxima mailing
> list information page on the front page (http://maxima.sf.net/wiki).
>
> > 2/ I think it would be a good idea to link back to sorceforge's
> > forum for users to post questions and comments or maybe setup an
> > individual forum.
>
> Well, for better or worse there are very few messages on
> the Maxima forums at SourceForge. This mailing list gets
> all the traffic, so I don't want to direct people to the
> SF forums.
>
> > 3/ I notice the individual topic listed on the main page which is
> nice
> >
> > 4/ I suggest to open the editting capability to everyone
> > (if security wont give much problem) but backup the database
> > frequently (daily?) since having several people working on the
> > detail is quicker than just a few people.
>
> Actually, you can sign in with just a BumpyNameLikeThis
> and no password. So the wiki is already open for everyone.
>
> About security, I agree that is something to watch for.
> So far there haven't been any problems. I believe the main
> problem on open wikis is link spamming, followed by vandalism.
> The Maxima wiki seems to be getting a little more popular
> so I guess I'll back it up more often.
>
> Thanks again, and let us know if you have any questions --
>
> Robert Dodier
>
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