Kevin Cowtan schrieb:
> Yes, that is our intention. CCP4 would probably be at the third level of
> a hierarchy including:
>
> Macromolecular crystallographic techniques
> Structure solution, analysis and visualisation software
> The CCP4 suite
Kevin,
why does/will/should the CCP4 Wiki have a hierarchy at all? I thought
that the structure of the Wiki emerges from the links between the articles.
As far as I know the MediaWiki software does not even support a
hierarchy (but of course I may be wrong, and other software might
support it).
And why are you concerned about security? In what sense? Breakins into
the computer that runs the software, or vandalism of articles? I believe
the first point is best dealt with by setting up a virtual machine
dedicated to the Wiki, and running an OS that gets automatic security
updates for a number of years. The "vandalism" thing is probably less of
an issue than it is in Wikipedia - but even at the Wikipedia scale it
can be handled well, it seems.
One other thing that I thought about has to do with permissions. Let me
explain. The easiest way to come up with useful articles would probably
be to just write summaries citing people's emails to the CPP4BB. Citing
Eleanor's postings alone would certainly produce a great Wiki! But - is
it appropriate/allowed to cite people's old emails to the CCP4BB on the
Wiki, without their consent? I for one would certainly give permission
to cite my earlier CCP4BB postings, provided they are cited in the
proper context.
And finally: why is there a concern by some people about the "premature"
setup of a Wiki, like the one that was set up by Artem? If the articles
in a Wiki are good they can just be copied over to the "CCP4 Wiki" when
it exists. At least that is my understanding concerning Wikipedia
articles - you can just use them under the GNU Free Documentation License.
thanks,
Kay
>
> So there would be room for other software packages at the same level as
> CCP4, and things like purification and crystallisation off of the top
> level.
>
> James Stroud wrote:
>> Would a "CCP4 wiki" be different from a general crystallography wiki?
>> Would it reflect, for instance, the breadth of topics on the CCP4BB?
>>
>>
>> On Monday 23 July 2007 09:57, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>>> Contributions from volunteers to establish and maintain the CCP4 wiki
>>> will
>>> be definitely appreciated.
>>
>>
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