-2004-08-12
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-MediaWiki
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-
-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
- * Ashar Voultoiz
- * Evan Prodromou
- * Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason
- * 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 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
- http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_development
-
-Documentation about the E-Mail notification can be found on:
-
- http://meta.wikipedia.org/Enotif
-
-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.
-
-
-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. Also, the Monobook skin currently does
-not work under the new PHP 5 (but you can use one of the older skins).
-
-MySQL
-
-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 without TeX support.
+== MediaWiki ==
+
+MediaWiki is a popular and free, open-source wiki software package written in
+PHP. It serves as the platform for Wikipedia and the other projects of the Wikimedia
+Foundation, which deliver content in over 280 languages to more than half a billion
+people each month. MediaWiki's reliability and robust feature set have earned it a
+large and vibrant community of third-party users and developers.
+
+MediaWiki is:
+
+* Feature-rich and extensible, both on-wiki and with over 2,000 extensions;
+* Scalable and suitable for both small and large sites;
+* Available in your language; and
+* Simple to install, working on most hardware/software combinations.
+
+For system requirements, installation, and upgrade details, see the files
+RELEASE-NOTES, INSTALL, and UPGRADE.
+
+* Ready to get started?
+** https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Download
+* Looking for the technical manual?
+** https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Contents
+* Seeking help from a person?
+** https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Communication
+* Looking to file a bug report or a feature request?
+** https://bugs.mediawiki.org/
+* Interested in helping out?
+** https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/How_to_contribute
+
+MediaWiki is the result of global collaboration and cooperation. The CREDITS
+file lists technical contributors to the project. The COPYING file explains
+MediaWiki's copyright and license (GNU General Public License, version 2 or
+later). Many thanks to the MediaWiki regulars for testing and suggestions.
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