[CentOS-docs] Wiki access request
Alan Bartlett
ajb at elrepo.org
Thu Aug 13 15:04:41 UTC 2009
On 13/08/2009, Brian Mathis <brian.mathis+centosdocs at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 5:12 AM, Alan Bartlett<ajb at elrepo.org> wrote:
> > On 12/08/2009, Brian Mathis <brian.mathis+centosdocs at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Requesting access for BrianMathis on the wiki to make misc edits and
> >> contributions.
> >
> > Will you please elaborate on what you have in mind.
> >
> > Alan.
>
>
>
> I wanted to fix an issue that came up on the centos mailing list, and
> I've also done a bit of work on aligning partitions with RAID stripes.
> Evolution had added a section on that, and I may be able to elaborate
> on it.
>
> However, I think that asking people to justify why they want Wiki
> access highlights the issues that have been brought up in the "CentOS
> Project Infrastructure" thread, as far as openness of the project
> goes. It really seems like contributions are discouraged at every
> turn.
>
> Most projects have an open wiki, but the one on CentOS is closed. The
> stated reason for that is to prevent spam. That's an acceptable
> reason, marginally, but one that people can deal with. But the bar
> then is raised even further where users have to go through this whole
> process of proposing a topic, submitting ideas, and waiting for them
> to be approved. That isn't a wiki, that's a peer-reviewed journal --
> and it's not what makes OSS communities strong.
>
> So do we need to ask for access to ensure we're not spammers, or
> because some people want control over everything?
Thank you for the reply. Please wait for Ralph to attend to your request.
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Alan.
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