[cap-talk] CapWiki sources ?

[Jonathan S. Shapiro]

On Fri, 2008-04-04 at 17:02 -0700, Jed Donnelley wrote:
> On 4/4/2008 4:11 PM, Pierre THIERRY wrote:
> > Scribit David Chizmadia (Home) dies 04/04/2008 hora 18:24:
> >> As Shap has noted in other threads, most wiki owners aren't really
> >> looking for an OCap access model to protect their wiki pages.
> > 
> > The reality is subtly different: most wiki owners aren't expecting any
> > advanced access model to protect their wiki pages. The whole wiki model
> > tends to advocate that access acontrol isn't necessary to protect
> > because version control is enough.
> 
> Huh??  While I admit I've seen some evidence of this attitude,
> I believe that where the rubber meets the road there are very
> many applications of wikis that require effective access control.

This is clearly true, but it does not conform to the ethos of people who
build and advocate wiki technology. They perceive their mission as fully
open access, including write access, and are content to rely on human
editorial processes and revisions. More than content, they feel that
there is intrinsic value in this approach.

I tend to agree with Jed that there are clear applications for access
control, and that good fences improve relations between neighbors. But
this isn't part of the wiki mindset.

shap