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Idea #11693: Launchpad needs a Wiki

Written by tacone the 31 Jul 08 at 17:08. Related project: launchpad.net. Status: New
Rationale
Launchpad needs a Wiki unrelated to Ubuntu. When we opened our open source project (ubuntu related, in a way) i was uncertain about being allowed to use Ubuntu wiki to fill one (1) page about the project.

I really think you should provide a wiki to every project in launchpad (maybe with the chance to choose to have an external one).

The rationale is:
- having an own wiki requires hosting. Why use launchpad for bugtracking and buying hosting space just for the wiki ?
- Ubuntu wiki is inherently unrelated for many of the projects.
- Launchpad's blueprints require an external site. This shouldn't be necessary
Tags: launchpad wiki

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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #11693
Written by tacone the 31 Jul 08 at 17:08.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #11693 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!
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Solution #2: Integrate a wiki into Launchpad
Written by yogarine the 25 Jan 09 at 02:17.
A wiki should be Integrated into Launchpad. That way all documentation of the project can be kept at the same place. Also, and added value would be the possibility to link to wiki pages from bug reports and bazaar commit messages, etc, etc.

The relevant bug, blueprint and answer:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/launchpad-foundations/+bug/240067
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/launchpad-foundations/+spec/project-wiki
https://answers.launchpad.net/launchpad/+question/36663

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Eldmannen wrote on the 31 Jul 08 at 17:37
SourceForge.net does offer wiki.
* https://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=705841

There are also third-party free wiki sites.
* http://www.bluwiki.com/
* http://www.wikia.com/

tacone wrote on the 31 Jul 08 at 18:26
Sure, you can host your project on Launchpad and get a wiki on google code or wiki etc.

I don't see the point, though.

This is not a bug, but a missing feature request. I do believe launchpad needs a wiki. See also the attached blueprint (not written by me)

As I find launchpad so good and useful I'd like it to improve and to gather even more attention from other people.

Ubun2ideas wrote on the 31 Jul 08 at 19:23
This seems related to my idea of integrating a wiki into Brainstorm:
Give Brainstormers more ways to campaign for their ideas.
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/11211/

qaaq wrote on the 31 Jul 08 at 23:27
Title of this should be "Launchpad should provide project-specific wikis"... And yes, each project should have a Wiki tab next to Answers, Blueprints, Bugs, etc.

Great idea, +1.

mgunes (Ubuntu developer) wrote on the 31 Jul 08 at 23:49
https://answers.launchpad.net/launchpad/+question/36663

Vadim P. wrote on the 1 Aug 08 at 02:21
You might as well ask for website hosting, and forums...

tacone wrote on the 1 Aug 08 at 13:28
Vadim: where are you going to host a blueprint, without a wiki ? Launchpad shuold be self contained and I think a wiki fits nicely in the minimum needs of a project.

Forums and website hosting fall out of that, imho.

Vadim P. wrote on the 1 Aug 08 at 22:29
Blueprints are hosted in Launchpad...

You don't necessarily have to follow Ubuntu's model of linking to an external wiki. The blueprint is editable by project members just fine.

mgunes (Ubuntu developer) wrote on the 2 Aug 08 at 01:10
What's editable is the summary. It's generally not a good idea to use the summary area as the blueprint itself, and it usually won't work, since for a blueprint of any reasonable sophistication you'll want proper formatting, images, links, history tracking and so on. But for projects that use the blueprint tracker as an "idea tracker" of sorts, it may.

As you can see in the link I posted above, wiki hosting seems to be among the considered features for Launchpad, but not on the immediate agenda. In the meantime, you can use a free wiki host.

tacone wrote on the 2 Aug 08 at 15:20
Mgunes, I read the link you gave.
I opened the idea just after my elder bug on launchpad was marked as confirmed. That may mean they're taking that in consideration right now.

This is idea in the brainstorm is just to check the effective people's interest in such a feature.

viperhoot wrote on the 27 Sep 08 at 00:10
Launchpad need documentation in other languages.

jhuni wrote on the 17 Jan 09 at 23:57
Indeed this would be a great help for projects that are hosted on Launchpad.


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