From 6a99ccc75fa405d8f1cdd0bc2882d401ff39ff04 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Antoine Musso Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 14:48:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added a bit of informations. Split at 80 columns. --- README | 121 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------------ 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+), 64 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 4a939da0b0..2fc84ae1a1 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,90 +1,83 @@ -2003-11-08 +2004-08-12 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. 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 -possible. Documentation for installation on Windows may be -found at: +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 +harder to install. Be sure to follow the INSTALL document closely. + +Installation on a Microsoft Windows system is not recommended, however it is +possible. Documentation for installation on Windows may be found at: http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/Running_MediaWiki_on_Windows -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 -* 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. - -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 has not funded -any of the development work. - -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. - -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: +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 + * 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. + +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 +has not funded any of the development work. + +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. + +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 -Documentation and discussion on new features may be found -at: +Documentation and discussion on new features may be found at: + http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_development - -If you are setting up your own wiki based on this software, -it is highly recommended that you subscribe to mediawiki-l: + +If you are setting up your own wiki based on this software, it is highly +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. MySQL -MediaWiki requires MySQL 3.23 or later, and PHP-MySQL. -Version 4.0 or later is strongly recommended +MediaWiki requires MySQL 3.23 or later, and PHP-MySQL. Version 4.0 or later is +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 +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