From e6a46106ad423ed23395da50e821368eda255c5b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arne Heizmann Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:06:55 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Some more word wrapping, some more English fixing, and information on how Monobook does not work on PHP 5. --- README | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 2fc84ae1a1..8f7c9d8469 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ 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 (wikipedia -peaks at 380 requests per second as of august 2004). However, it is generally +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 @@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ The MediaWiki software was written by: * 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. +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 @@ -44,11 +44,14 @@ 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: +module name "phase3". You can view the code in CVS there: http://wikipedia.sourceforge.net +Please report bugs and make feature requests in our BugZilla system: + + http://bugzilla.wikipedia.org + Documentation and discussion on new features may be found at: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide @@ -59,14 +62,15 @@ recommended that you subscribe to mediawiki-l: http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l -The mailing list is very low volume, and is intended primarily for announcements -of new versions, bug fixes, and security issues. +The mailing list is very low volume, and is intended primarily for +announcements of new versions, bug fixes, and security issues. PHP -The code is written in PHP. Version 4.3.2 or higher is recommended. -There are known issues with early 4.2.x releases. +The code is written in PHP. Version 4.3.2 or higher is recommended. There are +known issues with early 4.2.x releases. Also, the Monobook skin currently does +not work under the new PHP 5 (but you can use one of the older skins). MySQL @@ -75,9 +79,8 @@ strongly recommended. Operating system -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. +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. -- 2.20.1