February 19, 2005

<XSLT:Wiki/> is now live at XSLTWiki.com

I have finally taken the time to get the XSLTWiki.com site set-up such that it is now ready for whomever feels so inclined to begin creating content for the rest of to enjoy and for all of the world to benefit from.

As I have noted in the entry page for this Wiki:

While I have absolutely no problem keeping this project going forever, covering the cost of hosting, etc... I have no plans to integrate any sort of advertisements, etc... and simply ask that if you are kind enough to enter content into this Wiki that you respect the fact that this is not intended to be some sort of "Open Advertising" program for whatever product it is that you may be selling. While I encourage tool and processor vendors to jump in and create content for your particular product I would hope that you would respect the intended purpose of this Wiki, pointing visitors to your site for more information and leaving the "sales pitch" for when they get there. Thank you in advance for your understanding :)

The rest of this entry is contained in the extended portion of this entry or simply just visit the Wiki and read it there :) Please note that just like 3 months ago when I started this blog as a complete and total "Blog Greenie" I too am a "Wiki Greenie". While I have my ideas on some cool content and extended features I am going to be learning all about this somewhat new and exciting publishing medium as the next few months continue forward. As such I ask for your forgiveness ahead of time if something isn't working right or is configured incorrectly. I've chosen the MediaWiki (Wikipedia folks) software for this site so I have no doubt that things will be just fine. But I'll leave this disclaimer in just in case I've messed something up or configured something wrong :)

With that, enjoy! :)

Welcome to <XSLT:Wiki/>!

This is just the beginning of what I hope will turn into a fantastic community effort to create Wiki-based documentation for everything that is XSLT 1.0, XSLT 2.0, EXSLT, FXSL, and any other XSLT extension libraries as well as the processors that support these languages.

NOTE: This is in no way an effort to replace things like the XSL-List FAQ or any other documentation such as what is found on EXSLT.org or processor specific documentation particular to any of the XSLT processors in existence. Instead, this is meant to enhance what already exists by creating definitions of elements, attributes, and coding methods such at the Meunchian Method as well as sample usage for each entry. If you decide that you want to create content for something that is already covered in any existing XSLT resources I simply ask that you first create links to any resources that you know of (such as Dave Pawson's excellent XSL-List FAQ, Jeni Tennisons XML pages, TopXML, etc...) that cover this same topic and then extend from the topics that are covered such that we are not duplicating that which already exists. If you notice something that somebody else has created that is covered somewhere else but does not have a proper link then please take the time to create that link such that others will know where to look first for these topics using this site as a secondary source of information for that topic.

With that, please, have at it :) I personally plan to take some time when it becomes available in my schedule to do some slight customizations to the UI (simple things like the logo and possibly the background. The MediaWiki folks have already created such a great UI such that there isn't any need to do much else than help people realize that they are at <XSLT:Wiki/> as opposed to a Wikipedia page) as well as begin to enter in the main topics (e.g. XSLT 1.0, XSLT 2.0, etc...) as well as all of the elements and attributes for these language implementations. But if somebody else beats me to it before I get a chance well then thats FANTASTIC! Isn't this what a Wiki is all about anyway: A community effort?! :)

Oh, and one last thing. While I have absolutely no problem keeping this project going forever, covering the cost of hosting, etc... I have no plans to integrate any sort of advertisements, etc... and simply ask that if you are kind enough to enter content into this Wiki that you respect the fact that this is not intended to be some sort of "Open Advertising" program for whatever product it is that you may be selling. While I encourage tool and processors vendors to jump in and create content for your particular product I would hope that you would respect the intended purpose of this Wiki, pointing visitors to your site for more information and leaving the "sales pitch" for when they get there. Thank you in advance for your understanding :)

With that, Enjoy!