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Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason 492b4c9cfb * Removed stray #
2005-06-24 05:31:46 +00:00
config * (bug 2494 etc) typos and mysteriously changed things; breakage with short 2005-06-23 21:04:57 +00:00
docs * (bug 2275) Update search index more or less right on page move 2005-06-01 02:31:45 +00:00
extensions the geomap extension can embed a map as svg 2005-01-19 20:42:24 +00:00
images ignore one letter directories (aka any image) 2004-11-12 21:26:59 +00:00
includes * Removed stray # 2005-06-24 05:31:46 +00:00
irc * @package MediaWiki and a new @subpackage, "IRC". 2005-04-05 20:35:27 +00:00
languages * Using {{SITENAME}} instead of two variable names that were undefined 2005-06-24 03:32:13 +00:00
maintenance * Trivial script to print out all avalible messages, useful for other scripts 2005-06-24 02:19:13 +00:00
math * Comments to help potential hackers. 2005-05-03 08:17:21 +00:00
skins * Adding a space to the left of #ca-print like there is for #ca-watch, 2005-06-22 23:24:22 +00:00
tests * Replace wfMungeToUtf8 and do_html_entity_decode with a single function 2005-05-31 11:54:36 +00:00
.cvsignore * (bug 2199) Add .settings to .cvsignore 2005-05-18 11:57:29 +00:00
AdminSettings.sample Remove totally false information relating to the ancient 2002-era 2005-01-12 07:28:20 +00:00
COPYING Seems we forgot to copy the GPL text itself into the phase3 tree. Rectifying. 2004-03-01 08:14:12 +00:00
FAQ Link the FAQ 2004-09-04 06:25:23 +00:00
HISTORY Update old release notes to 1.4.3 2005-05-02 03:57:42 +00:00
img_auth.php Optional thumbnail generation by client request, using thumb.php. This removes any need for access to image files on page view. Experimental, some aspects still haven't been tested. 2005-04-16 04:33:34 +00:00
index.php Unconditional inclusion for SpecialPage.php, needed for {{special:whatever}}. Fixed getRedirect() to work with this inclusion order. 2005-05-28 11:49:40 +00:00
INSTALL * (bug 1113) informing lusers of how to installl math support. 2005-04-13 20:30:54 +00:00
install-utils.inc * (bug 2234) allow special chars in database passwords during install 2005-05-29 10:20:21 +00:00
README 1000->2500, huhuh 2005-06-15 04:57:19 +00:00
redirect.php Single quotes, just for the hell of it 2005-01-31 20:35:47 +00:00
redirect.phtml Single quotes, just for the hell of it 2005-01-31 20:35:47 +00:00
RELEASE-NOTES * Fixed a typo in the Romanian language file (NS_MESIA => NS_MEDIA) 2005-06-24 03:23:50 +00:00
thumb.php * (bug 898) Mime type autodetection. 2005-05-21 07:46:17 +00:00
UPGRADE * Changed $wgGroupPermissions to more cut-n-paste-friendly format 2005-06-19 07:03:55 +00:00
wiki.phtml Single quotes, just for the hell of it 2005-01-31 20:35:47 +00:00

2005-06-12

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 using
multiple servers (Wikipedia peaks in the 2500+ requests per second range
as of June 2005).

While quite usable on smaller sites, you may find you have to "roll your own"
local documentation, and some aspects of configuration may seem overcomplicated
because MediaWiki is primarily targeted as an in-house tool.

See the files RELEASE-NOTES, INSTALL, and UPGRADE for details on system
requirements and installation procedure.


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://www.mediawiki.org/

Please report bugs and make feature requests in our Bugzilla system:

  http://bugzilla.wikimedia.org

Documentation and discussion on new features may be found at:

  http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_FAQ
  http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide
  http://meta.wikimedia.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-announce:

  http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce

The mailing list is very low volume, and is intended primarily for
announcements of new versions, bug fixes, and security issues.


For installation and upgrade details, see the files RELEASE-NOTES, INSTALL,
and UPGRADE.