WG/OBIT/Wikispaces Migration - Revision history

Mcktimo at 20:13, 22 October 2011

2011-10-22T20:13:47Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:13, 22 October 2011
Line 12:		Line 12:
	#We control our own data, on private servers, protected from corporate (& gov't) interests		#We control our own data, on private servers, protected from corporate (& gov't) interests
	#A MediaWiki instance will allow for more customization and more powerful features than wikispaces (elaborate?)		#A MediaWiki instance will allow for more customization and more powerful features than wikispaces (elaborate?)
	#Users and User(Working)groups can have their own page hierarchy, useful for collecting and sharing and organizing within that group but not in the main page space. The idea of a public face existing alongside a 'workspace' ([[User:mcktimo/on organizing the wiki elaboration]])		#Users and User(Working)groups can have their own page hierarchy, useful for collecting and sharing and organizing within that group but not in the main page space. The idea of a public face existing alongside a 'workspace' ([[User:mcktimo/on organizing the wiki\|elaboration]])

	=== "Cons" against the migration: ===		=== "Cons" against the migration: ===

Mcktimo at 20:13, 22 October 2011

2011-10-22T20:13:12Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:13, 22 October 2011
Line 12:		Line 12:
	#We control our own data, on private servers, protected from corporate (& gov't) interests		#We control our own data, on private servers, protected from corporate (& gov't) interests
	#A MediaWiki instance will allow for more customization and more powerful features than wikispaces (elaborate?)		#A MediaWiki instance will allow for more customization and more powerful features than wikispaces (elaborate?)
	#Users and User(Working)groups can have their own page hierarchy, useful for collecting and sharing and organizing within that group but not in the main page space. The idea of a public face existing alongside a 'workspace'		#Users and User(Working)groups can have their own page hierarchy, useful for collecting and sharing and organizing within that group but not in the main page space. The idea of a public face existing alongside a 'workspace' ([[User:mcktimo/on organizing the wiki elaboration]])

	=== "Cons" against the migration: ===		=== "Cons" against the migration: ===

Mcktimo at 20:10, 22 October 2011

2011-10-22T20:10:40Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:10, 22 October 2011
Line 12:		Line 12:
	#We control our own data, on private servers, protected from corporate (& gov't) interests		#We control our own data, on private servers, protected from corporate (& gov't) interests
	#A MediaWiki instance will allow for more customization and more powerful features than wikispaces (elaborate?)		#A MediaWiki instance will allow for more customization and more powerful features than wikispaces (elaborate?)
			#Users and User(Working)groups can have their own page hierarchy, useful for collecting and sharing and organizing within that group but not in the main page space. The idea of a public face existing alongside a 'workspace'

	=== "Cons" against the migration: ===		=== "Cons" against the migration: ===

Brandon at 22:21, 19 October 2011

2011-10-19T22:21:43Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:21, 19 October 2011
Line 5:		Line 5:
	The rational for this is simple: moving to MediaWiki will give us ownership and control over our data.		The rational for this is simple: moving to MediaWiki will give us ownership and control over our data.

	''Importing pages from wikispaces will not be perfect! '' Some formatting errors are to be expected, and will have to be corrected.		''Importing pages from wikispaces will not be perfect! '' Some formatting errors are to be expected, and will have to be corrected.

	=== "Pros" for the migration: ===		=== "Pros" for the migration: ===
Line 16:		Line 16:

	#No wysiwyg editing (work in progress)		#No wysiwyg editing (work in progress)
	#People will have to be re-trained (this can hopefully be mitigated with a wysiwyg editor)		#People will have to be re-trained (this can hopefully be mitigated with a wysiwyg editor)
	#Effort has already been placed into wikispaces (The majority of this effort will not be wasted if data is transferred over to the wiki. Effort is worth it if the wiki can continue to grow)		#Effort has already been placed into wikispaces (The majority of this effort will not be wasted if data is transferred over to the wiki. Effort is worth it if the wiki can continue to grow)
	#A premium account at wikispaces has been purchased (expires in January)		#A premium account at wikispaces has been purchased (expires in January)

			<br>

			=== Migration Mechanics: ===

			#Schedule downtime<br>
			#Freeze old wiki
			#Export old wiki
			#Import data to mediawiki
			#Reorganize new pages as needed
			#Place banner on wikispaces, directing folks to mediawiki.


	~~=== Migration Mechanics: ===~~

	~~#Schedule downtime<br>~~		[[WG/OBIT/Import_Bugs\|bugs with the import/convert script]]
	~~#Freeze old wiki~~
	~~#Export old wiki~~
	~~#Import data to mediawiki~~
	~~#Reorganize new pages as needed~~
	~~#Place banner on wikispaces, directing folks to mediawiki.~~

Brandon at 20:04, 19 October 2011

2011-10-19T20:04:57Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:04, 19 October 2011
Line 5:		Line 5:
	The rational for this is simple: moving to MediaWiki will give us ownership and control over our data.		The rational for this is simple: moving to MediaWiki will give us ownership and control over our data.

	Importing pages from wikispaces will not be perfect!  Some formatting errors are to be expected, and will have to be corrected.		''Importing pages from wikispaces will not be perfect! '' Some formatting errors are to be expected, and will have to be corrected.

	=== "Pros" for the migration: ===		=== "Pros" for the migration: ===

Brandon at 20:04, 19 October 2011

2011-10-19T20:04:36Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:04, 19 October 2011
Line 2:		Line 2:

	[[WG/OBIT\|OBIT]] is considering a migration from wikispaces to a privately hosted instance of [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki].		[[WG/OBIT\|OBIT]] is considering a migration from wikispaces to a privately hosted instance of [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki].


	The rational for this is simple: moving to MediaWiki will give us ownership and control over our data.		The rational for this is simple: moving to MediaWiki will give us ownership and control over our data.

			Importing pages from wikispaces will not be perfect!  Some formatting errors are to be expected, and will have to be corrected.

	=== "Pros" for the migration: ===		=== "Pros" for the migration: ===

Brandon at 18:56, 19 October 2011

2011-10-19T18:56:29Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:56, 19 October 2011
Line 10:		Line 10:

	#Occupy Boston web space can be consolidated under occupyboston.org (without a $20/mo fee)		#Occupy Boston web space can be consolidated under occupyboston.org (without a $20/mo fee)

	#We control our own data, on private servers, protected from corporate (& gov't) interests		#We control our own data, on private servers, protected from corporate (& gov't) interests

	#A MediaWiki instance will allow for more customization and more powerful features than wikispaces (elaborate?)		#A MediaWiki instance will allow for more customization and more powerful features than wikispaces (elaborate?)

Line 18:		Line 16:

	#No wysiwyg editing (work in progress)		#No wysiwyg editing (work in progress)

	#People will have to be re-trained (this can hopefully be mitigated with a wysiwyg editor)		#People will have to be re-trained (this can hopefully be mitigated with a wysiwyg editor)

	#Effort has already been placed into wikispaces (The majority of this effort will not be wasted if data is transferred over to the wiki. Effort is worth it if the wiki can continue to grow)		#Effort has already been placed into wikispaces (The majority of this effort will not be wasted if data is transferred over to the wiki. Effort is worth it if the wiki can continue to grow)

	#A premium account at wikispaces has been purchased (expires in January)		#A premium account at wikispaces has been purchased (expires in January)

Brandon at 18:47, 19 October 2011

2011-10-19T18:47:31Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:47, 19 October 2011
Line 24:		Line 24:

	#A premium account at wikispaces has been purchased (expires in January)		#A premium account at wikispaces has been purchased (expires in January)



			=== Migration Mechanics: ===

			#Schedule downtime<br>
			#Freeze old wiki
			#Export old wiki
			#Import data to mediawiki
			#Reorganize new pages as needed
			#Place banner on wikispaces, directing folks to mediawiki.

Yanikn at 18:45, 19 October 2011

2011-10-19T18:45:44Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:45, 19 October 2011
Line 2:		Line 2:

	[[WG/OBIT\|OBIT]] is considering a migration from wikispaces to a privately hosted instance of [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki].		[[WG/OBIT\|OBIT]] is considering a migration from wikispaces to a privately hosted instance of [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki].


	The rational for this is simple: moving to MediaWiki will give us ownership and control over our data.		The rational for this is simple: moving to MediaWiki will give us ownership and control over our data.


	=== "Pros" for the migration: ===		=== "Pros" for the migration: ===

	#Occupy Boston web space can be consolidated under occupyboston.org (without a $20/mo fee)		#Occupy Boston web space can be consolidated under occupyboston.org (without a $20/mo fee)

	#We control our own data, on private servers, protected from corporate (& gov't) interests		#We control our own data, on private servers, protected from corporate (& gov't) interests

	#A MediaWiki instance will allow for more customization and more powerful features than wikispaces (elaborate?)		#A MediaWiki instance will allow for more customization and more powerful features than wikispaces (elaborate?)

Line 14:		Line 18:

	#No wysiwyg editing (work in progress)		#No wysiwyg editing (work in progress)
	#People will have to be re-trained
	#Effort has already been placed into wikispaces		#People will have to be re-trained (this can hopefully be mitigated with a wysiwyg editor)
	#A premium account at wikispaces has been purchased
			#Effort has already been placed into wikispaces (The majority of this effort will not be wasted if data is transferred over to the wiki. Effort is worth it if the wiki can continue to grow)

			#A premium account at wikispaces has been purchased (expires in January)

Brandon at 18:41, 19 October 2011

2011-10-19T18:41:15Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:41, 19 October 2011
Line 1:		Line 1:
	=== Migrating from Wikispaces to MediaWiki ===		=== Migrating from Wikispaces to MediaWiki ===

	OBIT is considering a migration from wikispaces to a privately hosted instance of [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki].		[[WG/OBIT\|OBIT]] is considering a migration from wikispaces to a privately hosted instance of [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki MediaWiki].

	The rational for this is simple: moving to MediaWiki will give us ownership and control over our data.		The rational for this is simple: moving to MediaWiki will give us ownership and control over our data.