Fwd: MediaWiki Clarifications - KGISL

[jayaraj mohan.j]

Dear Sir,

         Can we have a voice chat to explain our clarifications and expectations on MediaWiki.

         Kindly go through the attached presentation and give us the contact details to connect with you for voice chat.

Thanks and Regards,
JayaraJMohan.J

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From: "Jayaraj Mohan Jaganathan" <jayara...@kggroup.com>
To: yuvi...@gmail.com
Cc: kovai...@googlegroups.com, "Rajeswari Subramanian" <ra...@kggroup.com>, "Sundaram Ramachandran" <sundaram.r...@kggroup.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 12:27:24 PM
Subject: Re: MediaWiki Clarifications - KGISL

Dear Sir,

         Can we have a voice chat to explain our clarifications and expectations on MediaWiki.

         Kindly go through the attached presentation and give us the contact details to connect with you for voice chat.

Thanks and Regards,
JayaraJMohan.J

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From: "Jayaraj Mohan Jaganathan" <jayara...@kggroup.com>
To: yuvi...@gmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 12:01:48 PM
Subject: Fwd: MediaWiki Clarifications

Dear Sir,

       This is JayaraJ and I will be the coordinator of KGISL MediaWiki Team for this workshop. I have attached few of our clarification along with this mail. Kindly go through it.

Thanks and Regards,
JayaraJMohan.J
KGISL

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From: "Jayaraj Mohan Jaganathan" <jayara...@kggroup.com>
To: m...@yuvi.in
Cc: kovai...@googlegroups.com, "Rajeswari Subramanian" <ra...@kggroup.com>, "Sundaram Ramachandran" <sundaram.r...@kggroup.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 11:17:08 AM
Subject: MediaWiki Clarifications

Dear Sir,

       This is JayaraJ and I will be the coordinator of KGISL MediaWiki Team for this workshop. I have attached few of our clarification along with this mail. Kindly go through it.

Thanks and Regards,
JayaraJMohan.J
KGISL

[Venkat Mangudi]

Yuvi, Kindly have a chat with Jayaram. 

I would strongly suggest that the two of you also discuss logistics and arrangements for the workshop.

--Venkat

[Yuvi Panda]

Hello!

On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Jayaraj Mohan Jaganathan
<jayara...@kggroup.com> wrote:
> Dear Sir,

I'm probably much younger than you. Please don't call me Sir :)

> Can we have a voice chat to explain our clarifications and
> expectations on MediaWiki.

Sure, you can call me at 9176315499 today either before 4 or after 10.

The powerpoint is incredibly detailed, awesome work to whoever did it!
I'll get back on that asap.

--
Yuvi Panda T
http://yuvi.in/blog

[jayaraj mohan.j]

Kindly add me in your Skype or GTalk. It would be easy to discus our clarification.

Skype Name : jayarajmohan.j
Gmail : jaya...@gmail.com


Thanks and Regards,
JayaraJMohan.J

[Yuvi Panda]

Replies to the issues raised in the powerpoint:

1. Installation is simple - download file, unzip into 'extensions' folder, and add that require_once line into your LocalSettings.php file. 

2. 'Unspecified' usually means 'doesn't matter which version you use, it is always there'. Usually 'unspecified' version bugs are fixed in svn trunk. And for 'solved' bugs - usually the last comment or so in the bug will mention the particular revision in which it was fixed, so you can go look at that to see how it was 'solved'.

3. That particular revision has nothing to do with that particular bug. It was just used as a way of stating which version the reporter had. SVN revision numbers are linearly increasing and unique - so if I wanted to verify this bug, I can just 'move back' to that particular revision and reproduce it. Also, you don't see it in your install because you just have the core mediawiki software, but wikimedia also hosts other tools that are essential for running wikipedia. You can explore the full repository here: http://svn.wikimedia.org/viewvc/mediawiki/trunk/

4. That is not the correct solution, as you can see from following the two links to CodeReview. https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:Code/MediaWiki/70585 has comments that explain why a simple extra check won't work.

5. We'll discuss when I get there.

General Queries:

1. You'll have to submit a patch. I'll walk you people through this when I'm there.

2. Here is a short overview: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_architecture_document/text

3. a. Search Bugzilla and b. Ask on IRC. People keep an eye on new bugs, and will know if something has already been filed. 

4. Asking on IRC is the best bet - some bugs are very low impact and aren't considered worth fixing. 

5. Will show you when I'm there, but for starters you can read through http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Developing_extensions

6. We'll discuss on 14th

It is *incredibly awesome* that you guys are taking this much effort to get involved. I showed this to the Volunteer Development Coordinator at Wikimedia Foundation and she was blown away at the enthusiasm you people are showing. Amazing. Looking forward to 14th :)

On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 12:27 PM, Jayaraj Mohan Jaganathan <jayara...@kggroup.com> wrote:

Dear Sir,

         Can we have a voice chat to explain our clarifications and

expectations on MediaWiki.

[jayaraj mohan.j]

Hi Yuvi,

    It’s a pleasure speaking to you. Thanks a lot for spending your time to clear our clarifications with us. We will  try working on what you said. Thanks for the appreciation from your side. We are really interested to work on it. Since we are the beginners, we do have a few more clarifications. We keep adding all those in the presentation so that you will clarify everything on the day of the workshop. So it’s a one day workshop and can you just share us what are all the parts you will cover on that day, accordingly we will come prepared. And if you have any expectations on how the workshop should be, please do let me know. I will be grateful to help you on that. We all are looking forward to you.


Thanks and Regards,
JayaraJMohan.J