[Scummvm-devel] ScummVM wiki upgrade - Sunday September 20

[Thierry Crozat (Yahoo! Mail)]

Hi all,

I have recently be given the responsibility to maintain the wiki  
installation. This mainly means installing upgrades, extensions and  
fixing problems. Therefore if you want to report a problem with the  
wiki or if you want a MediaWiki extension to be installed you can  
send me an email or contact me on IRC (nick criezy).

Max and Eugene are still the admins and as before they are the ones  
to contact to get a wiki account. They also take the final decision  
for MediaWiki extensions. Basically when you tell me you would like  
an extension to be installed, I will have a look and then contact Max  
and Eugene to get the green light. Currently I have a couple of  
extensions to look at.

But there is a more pressing matter: upgrading the wiki. It is  
currently running an outdated version (1.13.3) that is not maintained  
anymore. My plan is to update to the latest stable version (1.15.1,  
which contains security and bug fix as well as new features over the  
currently installed version). If you are interested, you can find the  
release notes for versions 1.14 and 1.15 at http://www.mediawiki.org/ 
wiki/Release_notes/1.14 and http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/ 
Release_notes/1.15

I am planning to do the upgrade on Sunday morning (September 20)  
between 10 and 11 am GMT. The exact plans are:
1) Set the wiki to read only. Once it is done you should get a nice  
error message if you try to edit a page.
2) Backup wiki installation and database.
3) Upgrade to 1.15.1
4) Update the skin and extensions as needed.
5) Make some tests to check the wiki works correctly.
6) Restore write access.

I will be on IRC during that time and I will stay on IRC afterward in  
case somebody finds a problem.

If this plan does not suit you, please let me know and I will try to  
find another time for the upgrade.

Thierry

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