[Cocoa-sharp] Cocoa# Wiki (was Re: Volunteering for Docmentation (Dave Jewell))

[Andrew Satori]

I can provide a reason.

I am the owner / donor that is paying for the hosting and the domain  
name.  I no longer use Mono due to the fact that I can't seem to do  
the right thing when it comes to working with Lupus.  At this point,  
I view Mono on OS X as a bastard step child that is pretty on the  
list of "supported" platforms, but the core developers either wish  
would go away, or that we would just be happy with the half- 
implemented features and go away.  Mono on OS X will *never* be a  
peer to Mono on Linux with the current direction and execution.

Until they learn that when someone is trying to solve a problem by  
submitting a patch, only to be given a gruff STFU, and be told to  
'file a bug' (which when you ask about it getting fixed you are then  
told to 'submit a patch'), they won't retain contributors.

So you want a reason?  $10 / month in hosting from a guy that's  
pissed off at the piss poor handling of potential contributors by the  
Mono team.  If you want to move it, feel free it won't hurt my  
feelings one bit.

Andy



On Feb 19, 2007, at 9:28 PM, Edward J. Sabol wrote:

>> The Mono Wiki is only open to contributors, to avoid having
>> to deal with vandalism, it is not an open wiki
>
> I didn't know that when I suggested moving the Cocoa# wiki to the  
> Mono wiki.
> I still think it would be nicer if the Cocoa# wiki were part of the  
> Mono
> wiki, but the Cocoa# people can live with the current situation, I  
> think.
>
>> Many people have great intentions, get an account and never
>> contribute any docs.
>
> That is a self-fulfilling prophecy if you don't actually give out  
> any wiki
> accounts to allow documentation contributions. :-)
>
> I'm a wiki admin for another, unrelated project, and I know  
> firsthand how
> hard it can be to combat wiki spam/vandalism.
>
>> So, may I suggest to get a Google Code project for Cocoa#? At least
>> that way editing of the Wiki, bug tracking could be maintained by
>> someone else.
>
> Cocoa# already has a wiki. Google Code might be nicer, but I don't  
> see much
> incentive for moving the wiki there really and the other Google  
> Code features
> are not really needed either.
>
> Just my two cents as a bystander to Cocoa# and Mono development but
> an occasional contributor to the Cocoa# wiki.
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