davesigafoos at sanmar
Apr 30, 2008, 1:33 PM
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Re: Announce: MediaWiki book from O'Reilly
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Bravo .. another book is a great idea. The last one by Mizanur Rahman
worked very well getting us started and bringing about a 'general'
knowledge of the system. As you say almost anything you do will be
outdated in a couple of release. But for the most part ideas are ideas
and they never really go out of date <G>
Thanks and I look forwared to the book
DSig
David Tod Sigafoos | SANMAR Corporation
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davesigafoos[at]sanmar.com
-----Original Message-----
From: mediawiki-l-bounces[at]lists.wikimedia.org
[mailto:mediawiki-l-bounces[at]lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Daniel
Barrett
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 12:04
To: mediawiki-l[at]lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: [Mediawiki-l] Announce: MediaWiki book from O'Reilly
I'm pleased to announce that a new O'Reilly book, titled "MediaWiki",
will
be published later this year. I am the author. The focus is on
practical
knowledge ("what you really need to know") to be an effective MediaWiki
reader, author, sysop, and site administrator. It's not a comprehensive
reference; anything "comprehensive" would be outdated in six months....
The book is nearly complete, but if there are critical topics you'd like
to
see covered, please email any suggestions to dbarrett[at]oreilly.com.
Also, I am looking for 2-3 people to join the book's technical review
team,
to read the book in advance and offer comments and criticism. This
includes beginners too! If interested, please email me directly at
dbarrett[at]oreilly.com (do not hit "reply") and answer these questions:
1. Will you be available to review the book during the first two weeks
of
June 2008? (The actual review period will be one week long, and you'll
need to be reachable by email during that time.)
2. What is your level of expertise with MediaWiki? (Casual reader,
article
writer, template creator, wiki sysop, MediaWiki site administrator,
extension developer, Wikimedia developer, etc.)
3. Do you have access to a MediaWiki system where you can install
extensions?
4. Would you be willing to install MediaWiki on a computer that isn't
running it today? If so, would it run Linux, Windows, Macintosh, or
other
(please describe it)?
Tech reviewers will receive a "thank you" in the book, a free copy of
the
book, and a one-time payment.
Thanks very much.
--
Dan Barrett, dbarrett[at]oreilly.com
Author of:
- "Linux Pocket Guide"
- "SSH, the Secure Shell: The Definitive Guide"
- "Linux Security Cookbook"
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