[Samba] Re: wiki.samba.org ? [was Re: Re: SAMBA/PDC + LDAP HELP please? => For your profiles.]

[Sean W]

Gerald (Jerry) Carter wrote:
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> Tomasz Chmielewski wrote:
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>>Gerald (Jerry) Carter schrieb:
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>>>Craig White wrote:
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>>>>I wonder if having some sort of wiki on samba web site wouldn't be
>>>>useful for things like logon scripts and registry settings to be
>>>>shared/discussed so they had their own longevity and current
>>>>appropriateness as email archives don't often reflect the changing
>>>>nature of things and sometimes the samba documentation has different
>>>>objectives.
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>>>We've talked about it before but there is a fear that a
>>>wiki would turn into a propogation mechanism for Samba
>>>urban legends.  Someone (or a team of people) would need
>>>act as editors.  Truthfully, if it were done right, it
>>>would be probably be a good thing.  But if it weren't
>>>it would be a really bad thing.
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>>>It's definitley too much for the developers to take on.
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>>IMHO Samba wiki could be a great source of info for both new and
>>advanced users.
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>>Why should Samba wiki turn into something bad, if lots of other open
>>source projects have wikis too, and they are useful?
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> :-) We have a tremendous amount of urban legend on this list.
> Just count the number of times someone as suggested the
> sign-n-seal registry file for XP clients using a Samba 3.0.x
> server.
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> But we have at least one volunteer, Craig.  And I told him I
> would look into it.  So we'll see what happens.  Anyone else
> interested in monitoring/editing a wiki to ensure accurate
> information?
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> cheers, jerry
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I'm new, but I'd help where I could.

Sean