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# MediaWiki
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MediaWiki is a free and open-source wiki software package written in PHP. It
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serves as the platform for Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects, used
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by hundreds of millions of people each month. MediaWiki is localised in over
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350 languages and its reliability and robust feature set have earned it a large
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and vibrant community of third-party users and developers.
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2005-10-23 15:28:16 +00:00
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Update README & COPYING
This patch contains a re-write of MediaWiki's README. The current README has
been obsoleted by the passage of time, and its current patchwork of contents
is not especially helpful or flattering to MediaWiki. GitHub automatically
renders a repository's README below its file listings; GitHub's popularity
thus means that this file is a lot more visible than it once was and is more
likely to shape a prospective developer's first impression of MediaWiki as a
software platform.
The re-write was conducted on-wiki, at <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/README>,
and advertised on wikitech-l. Not much time has passed since the announcement,
but even so the updated README is already considerably better, and there's no
reason not to continue synchronizing changes from the wiki page on an ongoing
basis, so the editorial work on MediaWiki.org need not stop as a consequence of
this change being merged.
This patch also includes an update to COPYING, incorporating legal text that
has been removed from the README, and adding some more information about
licensing. These changes include:
- changed URL from GPL (unspecified version, pointing currently to v3)
to GPL v2, to match the text
- removed statement that the Foundation does not hold any rights in
the codebase, as it may in some cases have rights through
contractors
- added note about looking for information in individual components
- removed incorrect CC information about Sajax (which appears to be
BSD-licensed, according to its file header in skins/common/ajax.js
- rephrased the CC license information to make more clear and precise
Bug: 50552
Change-Id: Iff7df2567bd90c136ef81fb8dbe7b6d4408be75f
2013-07-29 22:29:17 +00:00
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MediaWiki is:
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* feature-rich and extensible, both on-wiki and with hundreds of extensions;
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* scalable and suitable for both small and large sites;
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* simple to install, working on most hardware/software combinations; and
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* available in your language.
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2003-04-14 23:10:40 +00:00
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Update README & COPYING
This patch contains a re-write of MediaWiki's README. The current README has
been obsoleted by the passage of time, and its current patchwork of contents
is not especially helpful or flattering to MediaWiki. GitHub automatically
renders a repository's README below its file listings; GitHub's popularity
thus means that this file is a lot more visible than it once was and is more
likely to shape a prospective developer's first impression of MediaWiki as a
software platform.
The re-write was conducted on-wiki, at <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/README>,
and advertised on wikitech-l. Not much time has passed since the announcement,
but even so the updated README is already considerably better, and there's no
reason not to continue synchronizing changes from the wiki page on an ongoing
basis, so the editorial work on MediaWiki.org need not stop as a consequence of
this change being merged.
This patch also includes an update to COPYING, incorporating legal text that
has been removed from the README, and adding some more information about
licensing. These changes include:
- changed URL from GPL (unspecified version, pointing currently to v3)
to GPL v2, to match the text
- removed statement that the Foundation does not hold any rights in
the codebase, as it may in some cases have rights through
contractors
- added note about looking for information in individual components
- removed incorrect CC information about Sajax (which appears to be
BSD-licensed, according to its file header in skins/common/ajax.js
- rephrased the CC license information to make more clear and precise
Bug: 50552
Change-Id: Iff7df2567bd90c136ef81fb8dbe7b6d4408be75f
2013-07-29 22:29:17 +00:00
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For system requirements, installation, and upgrade details, see the files
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RELEASE-NOTES, INSTALL, and UPGRADE.
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Update README & COPYING
This patch contains a re-write of MediaWiki's README. The current README has
been obsoleted by the passage of time, and its current patchwork of contents
is not especially helpful or flattering to MediaWiki. GitHub automatically
renders a repository's README below its file listings; GitHub's popularity
thus means that this file is a lot more visible than it once was and is more
likely to shape a prospective developer's first impression of MediaWiki as a
software platform.
The re-write was conducted on-wiki, at <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/README>,
and advertised on wikitech-l. Not much time has passed since the announcement,
but even so the updated README is already considerably better, and there's no
reason not to continue synchronizing changes from the wiki page on an ongoing
basis, so the editorial work on MediaWiki.org need not stop as a consequence of
this change being merged.
This patch also includes an update to COPYING, incorporating legal text that
has been removed from the README, and adding some more information about
licensing. These changes include:
- changed URL from GPL (unspecified version, pointing currently to v3)
to GPL v2, to match the text
- removed statement that the Foundation does not hold any rights in
the codebase, as it may in some cases have rights through
contractors
- added note about looking for information in individual components
- removed incorrect CC information about Sajax (which appears to be
BSD-licensed, according to its file header in skins/common/ajax.js
- rephrased the CC license information to make more clear and precise
Bug: 50552
Change-Id: Iff7df2567bd90c136ef81fb8dbe7b6d4408be75f
2013-07-29 22:29:17 +00:00
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* Ready to get started?
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* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Download
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* Setting up your local development environment?
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* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Local_development_quickstart
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Update README & COPYING
This patch contains a re-write of MediaWiki's README. The current README has
been obsoleted by the passage of time, and its current patchwork of contents
is not especially helpful or flattering to MediaWiki. GitHub automatically
renders a repository's README below its file listings; GitHub's popularity
thus means that this file is a lot more visible than it once was and is more
likely to shape a prospective developer's first impression of MediaWiki as a
software platform.
The re-write was conducted on-wiki, at <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/README>,
and advertised on wikitech-l. Not much time has passed since the announcement,
but even so the updated README is already considerably better, and there's no
reason not to continue synchronizing changes from the wiki page on an ongoing
basis, so the editorial work on MediaWiki.org need not stop as a consequence of
this change being merged.
This patch also includes an update to COPYING, incorporating legal text that
has been removed from the README, and adding some more information about
licensing. These changes include:
- changed URL from GPL (unspecified version, pointing currently to v3)
to GPL v2, to match the text
- removed statement that the Foundation does not hold any rights in
the codebase, as it may in some cases have rights through
contractors
- added note about looking for information in individual components
- removed incorrect CC information about Sajax (which appears to be
BSD-licensed, according to its file header in skins/common/ajax.js
- rephrased the CC license information to make more clear and precise
Bug: 50552
Change-Id: Iff7df2567bd90c136ef81fb8dbe7b6d4408be75f
2013-07-29 22:29:17 +00:00
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* Looking for the technical manual?
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* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Contents
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Update README & COPYING
This patch contains a re-write of MediaWiki's README. The current README has
been obsoleted by the passage of time, and its current patchwork of contents
is not especially helpful or flattering to MediaWiki. GitHub automatically
renders a repository's README below its file listings; GitHub's popularity
thus means that this file is a lot more visible than it once was and is more
likely to shape a prospective developer's first impression of MediaWiki as a
software platform.
The re-write was conducted on-wiki, at <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/README>,
and advertised on wikitech-l. Not much time has passed since the announcement,
but even so the updated README is already considerably better, and there's no
reason not to continue synchronizing changes from the wiki page on an ongoing
basis, so the editorial work on MediaWiki.org need not stop as a consequence of
this change being merged.
This patch also includes an update to COPYING, incorporating legal text that
has been removed from the README, and adding some more information about
licensing. These changes include:
- changed URL from GPL (unspecified version, pointing currently to v3)
to GPL v2, to match the text
- removed statement that the Foundation does not hold any rights in
the codebase, as it may in some cases have rights through
contractors
- added note about looking for information in individual components
- removed incorrect CC information about Sajax (which appears to be
BSD-licensed, according to its file header in skins/common/ajax.js
- rephrased the CC license information to make more clear and precise
Bug: 50552
Change-Id: Iff7df2567bd90c136ef81fb8dbe7b6d4408be75f
2013-07-29 22:29:17 +00:00
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* Seeking help from a person?
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* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Communication
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Update README & COPYING
This patch contains a re-write of MediaWiki's README. The current README has
been obsoleted by the passage of time, and its current patchwork of contents
is not especially helpful or flattering to MediaWiki. GitHub automatically
renders a repository's README below its file listings; GitHub's popularity
thus means that this file is a lot more visible than it once was and is more
likely to shape a prospective developer's first impression of MediaWiki as a
software platform.
The re-write was conducted on-wiki, at <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/README>,
and advertised on wikitech-l. Not much time has passed since the announcement,
but even so the updated README is already considerably better, and there's no
reason not to continue synchronizing changes from the wiki page on an ongoing
basis, so the editorial work on MediaWiki.org need not stop as a consequence of
this change being merged.
This patch also includes an update to COPYING, incorporating legal text that
has been removed from the README, and adding some more information about
licensing. These changes include:
- changed URL from GPL (unspecified version, pointing currently to v3)
to GPL v2, to match the text
- removed statement that the Foundation does not hold any rights in
the codebase, as it may in some cases have rights through
contractors
- added note about looking for information in individual components
- removed incorrect CC information about Sajax (which appears to be
BSD-licensed, according to its file header in skins/common/ajax.js
- rephrased the CC license information to make more clear and precise
Bug: 50552
Change-Id: Iff7df2567bd90c136ef81fb8dbe7b6d4408be75f
2013-07-29 22:29:17 +00:00
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* Looking to file a bug report or a feature request?
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* https://bugs.mediawiki.org/
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Update README & COPYING
This patch contains a re-write of MediaWiki's README. The current README has
been obsoleted by the passage of time, and its current patchwork of contents
is not especially helpful or flattering to MediaWiki. GitHub automatically
renders a repository's README below its file listings; GitHub's popularity
thus means that this file is a lot more visible than it once was and is more
likely to shape a prospective developer's first impression of MediaWiki as a
software platform.
The re-write was conducted on-wiki, at <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/README>,
and advertised on wikitech-l. Not much time has passed since the announcement,
but even so the updated README is already considerably better, and there's no
reason not to continue synchronizing changes from the wiki page on an ongoing
basis, so the editorial work on MediaWiki.org need not stop as a consequence of
this change being merged.
This patch also includes an update to COPYING, incorporating legal text that
has been removed from the README, and adding some more information about
licensing. These changes include:
- changed URL from GPL (unspecified version, pointing currently to v3)
to GPL v2, to match the text
- removed statement that the Foundation does not hold any rights in
the codebase, as it may in some cases have rights through
contractors
- added note about looking for information in individual components
- removed incorrect CC information about Sajax (which appears to be
BSD-licensed, according to its file header in skins/common/ajax.js
- rephrased the CC license information to make more clear and precise
Bug: 50552
Change-Id: Iff7df2567bd90c136ef81fb8dbe7b6d4408be75f
2013-07-29 22:29:17 +00:00
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* Interested in helping out?
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2022-02-15 03:38:27 +00:00
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* https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/How_to_contribute
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Update README & COPYING
This patch contains a re-write of MediaWiki's README. The current README has
been obsoleted by the passage of time, and its current patchwork of contents
is not especially helpful or flattering to MediaWiki. GitHub automatically
renders a repository's README below its file listings; GitHub's popularity
thus means that this file is a lot more visible than it once was and is more
likely to shape a prospective developer's first impression of MediaWiki as a
software platform.
The re-write was conducted on-wiki, at <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/README>,
and advertised on wikitech-l. Not much time has passed since the announcement,
but even so the updated README is already considerably better, and there's no
reason not to continue synchronizing changes from the wiki page on an ongoing
basis, so the editorial work on MediaWiki.org need not stop as a consequence of
this change being merged.
This patch also includes an update to COPYING, incorporating legal text that
has been removed from the README, and adding some more information about
licensing. These changes include:
- changed URL from GPL (unspecified version, pointing currently to v3)
to GPL v2, to match the text
- removed statement that the Foundation does not hold any rights in
the codebase, as it may in some cases have rights through
contractors
- added note about looking for information in individual components
- removed incorrect CC information about Sajax (which appears to be
BSD-licensed, according to its file header in skins/common/ajax.js
- rephrased the CC license information to make more clear and precise
Bug: 50552
Change-Id: Iff7df2567bd90c136ef81fb8dbe7b6d4408be75f
2013-07-29 22:29:17 +00:00
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MediaWiki is the result of global collaboration and cooperation. The CREDITS
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file lists technical contributors to the project. The COPYING file explains
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MediaWiki's copyright and license (GNU General Public License, version 2 or
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later). Many thanks to the Wikimedia community for testing and suggestions.
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