Wiktionary software installation on "osgeo2"

[neteler]

Dear SAC,

I would like to request a test installation of the Wiktionary software ( http://www.wiktionary.org/) on "osgeo2" to create a test built for the EduCom "Multi-language OSGeo dictionary". The proposal is found at:

 http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/OSGeo_Multilanguage_Dictionary

I assume that Wiktionary is the same thing as Mediawiki.

Martin Spott volunteered to install it if SAC is ok with the idea.

thanks in advance, Markus

[neteler]

Dear SAC,

time has come to really install and start the proposed multi-language OSGeo dictionary:

 http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/OSGeo_Multilanguage_Dictionary

We are going to create content now (for a new book project) and would like to use this dictionary engine as platform. Edu-Com is also waiting for the installation.

We would kindly ask to you to install Wiktionary software ( http://www.wiktionary.org/) and create the virtual host:

 http://geodictionary.osgeo.org

for this. The license would be

 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

which would be needed to show up at page(s) bottom.

thanks, Markus

[tmitchell]

I'll take a look at this Markus. If anyone from SAC is around and wants to talk about it, I'll be on IRC.

[tmitchell]

I've discussed with some from the wiktionary team. Wiktionary.org merely uses a mediawiki installation with a bunch of extra templates and conventions. There are no clear install instructions to match their existing set up. I suggest that we use wiktionary.org directly for our terms instead of installing a custom instance. It will not be straightforward otherwise.

We could create a category for "geospatial" to help track our terms in their system if we want.  http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Geography is also a good start.

Make sense?

[neteler]

Sorry to insist... what about installing just-another-mediawiki-instance on  http://geodictionary.osgeo.org? Forget about template stuff for now? We need multi-language and article style - both is available in standard mediawiki.

Markus

[martin]

As far as I understand, 'Wiktionary' doesn't have any customized software to offer, they just have this web 'portal' - at least I'm unable to spot any pointer to the software they use .... and as far as I remember this is the point where I got stuck earlier this year.

If someone tells me how/where to find their special 'Wiktionary' software, then I'll try to install it,

Martin.

[martin]

 http://geodictionary.osgeo.org/ is alife and has a 'standard' MediaWiki? install,

Martin.

[tmitchell]

Martin took care of this... closing.