[gameprogrammer] Re: Wiki

Hey,

I would be interested in that PS2 tutorial. And maybe I could donate some 
tutorials too although I am not that experienced as you all are :).

Gautam Narain


>Subject: [gameprogrammer] Re: Wiki
>From: Paul Smith <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 13:05:34 +0100
>

>I'd use it to write articles about game programming to get them
>peer-reviewed.  I'm sure there's enough knowledge on this list to write
>a decent book or 2 on game programming, if only people would get it down
>on paper.  The wiki process would really help crystallize this
>knowledge. (I presume submissions would be under some kind of open
>content license?)
>
>If the game programmer wiki starts up, I'll donate my tutorial series on
>programming the Playstation2 Vector Units to get the ball rolling
>(although I'm aware that there may be no-one on the list interested it
>PS2!)
>
>Bob, you've written some very good articles on SDL in the past, but I'm
>also aware they are a source of income for you.  I think publishing some
>SDL articles in an open form on such a wiki would also be a great way to
>get things rolling.
>
>So, yes, I fully support the wiki idea 100%.  One note - requiring a
>login makes it just one step harder to write on an article, either to
>append a question or correct something as trivial as a spelling
>mistake.  I think the wiki would benefit from not requiring a logon.  I
>don't think that requiring a logon gives you much security anyway, but
>to get a decent amount of writing going into a wiki it has to be as easy
>as possible to create an article there.
>
>There's my tuppence :)
>
>Paul Smith
>

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