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Subject: Re: [boost] Thoughts on Trac wiki page commenting facility
From: Rene Rivera (grafikrobot_at_[hidden])
Date: 2015-05-30 21:06:24


On Sat, May 30, 2015 at 7:48 PM, Niall Douglas <s_sourceforge_at_[hidden]>
wrote:

> Something Robert raised during the meetings at C++ Now was why can't
> people comment on Boost's Trac wiki pages? The simple answer is
> because Trac doesn't allow it and hasn't got to implementing it in
> many years (http://trac.edgewall.org/ticket/11676) despite it being
> technically as simple as appending a ticket's comments to a wiki
> page, so I spent some time researching what options are available:
>

> 3. Keep looking Niall!
>
> Like none of the above? There are open source clones of Disqus you
> can host on your own infrastructure, but I have no experience with
> any of the those. If the community really doesn't like either of the
> two above, I guess I can keep looking.
>

4. Move the wiki to something like Wordpress or Drupal (etc) which has
built-in support for commenting. And along the way integrate the wiki and
the website into one site for easier management, cross-referencing, and
community involvement.

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