From 79fafe2f44f5e31522dd93013950474342bfdfb0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: luxagraf Date: Sat, 4 May 2019 15:48:55 -0500 Subject: archived all the stuff from freelancing for wired --- .../Monkey_Bites/2007/05.07.07/Mon/wikipediaFS.txt | 15 --------------- 1 file changed, 15 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.07.07/Mon/wikipediaFS.txt (limited to 'published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.07.07/Mon/wikipediaFS.txt') diff --git a/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.07.07/Mon/wikipediaFS.txt b/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.07.07/Mon/wikipediaFS.txt deleted file mode 100644 index a3aed77..0000000 --- a/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/05.07.07/Mon/wikipediaFS.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,15 +0,0 @@ -Thanks to WikipediaFS, Wikipedia fiends tired of reloading pages in the browser can now, provided they're using Linux, mount the site as a virtual filesystem. - -[WikipediaFS][1] is a mountable Linux virtual file system that enables you to view and edit Wikipedia (or any Mediawiki-based site) articles as if they were real files. - -That means you can view and edit articles within your favorite text editor, which is much better equipped for such tasks than a browser window. - -I stumbled across WikipediaFS this morning via the [Hackszine blog][2] and while I haven't actually tried to use WikipediaFS, I do have a couple warning for you. First off the project page on Sourceforge lists WikipediaFS as pre-alpha, which means that there will most likely be some issues. - -The other warning to temper your enthusiasm is simply that the project doesn't seem to be very active. The last update in the version control system is a couple months old and the project seems a bit stalled. - -However, given that the idea is a great one, perhaps some Compiler readers with a few [cycles to spare][3], might like to lend a hand. - -[1]: http://wikipediafs.sourceforge.net/ "WikipediaFS" -[2]: http://www.hackszine.com/blog/archive/2007/05/wikipediafs_a_linux_mediawiki.html?CMP=OTC-7G2N43923558 "Hackszine" -[3]: http://www.longtail.com/the_long_tail/2007/05/the_awesome_pow.html "The Awesome Power of Spare Cycles" \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2