Hi,
On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 5:07 AM, Daniel Kinzler <daniel(a)brightbyte.de>wrote;wrote:
Leigh Blackall schrieb:
Would be a problem to install the
"Widgets" media wiki extension?
That's for for your local admin to decide. WMDE will not *run* that server,
we
just help with financing it. What gets on the server, how you keep it
secure,
which projects are approved and who gets access is entirely up to you.
All we require is a number of projects and people committed to taking care
of
them, so we know what the box will be used for. And a regular report, so we
know
it's still being used to its original purpose - that is, projects that
somehow
benefit wikiversity.
I think Leigh is asking if we can install arbitrary extensions for Mediawiki
on the sandbox server.
I think that would be a wonderful project. Originally, I saw the Sandbox
server as somewhere CS students could play to get Programming skills, and
even to perhaps hack on Mediawiki a bit. We'll see if that might happen, but
I think a testing ground for Mediawiki and it's extensions would be a great
project. It just needs a project leader, and someone who is technical to
help out. Should we put you down as a potential project lead, Leigh? :)
As a side note: glaring security problems may make the sandbox server
*harmful*
to wikimedia. That would be a reason to discontinue the funding. We trust
you to
keep it sane.
Let me say something here -- I don't think "glaring" security problems are
acceptable. As a seasoned admin, I can't say an experimental server will be
100% problem free, but project leaders should be made aware we expect them
to take reasonable measures to make sure their projects are secure, and any
found or reported to be insecure can be suspended without notice. We want to
encourage innovation, but with security somewhere in the picture.
Thanks,
Gerald