[ANN] wiki lockdown

[Sy Ali]

On 10/4/05, Zbigniew Koziol <zkoziol-Zd07PnzKK1IAvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > Works fine on Gentoo Wiki, which is 1.5.
>
> Wikis will never work fine. Never ever.
>
> These things are too complex. They have too many security holes. They
> have them because the must have them. It follows from how they are
> developed and used.
>
> Oh, I see, someone cries now. I dont know why. I knew that they are too
> complex and unsecure for years. Didnt I write that they are not secure? ;)
>
> I prefer rather write my own application. At least I know where the
> possible problems are.

Wikis are fundamentally flawed, indeed.  Developers are two steps
behind spamming techniques.  Administrators are overwhelmed at dealing
with problems.. the list of issues goes on.

Please do write your own, then come back with some respect for the
wikis that can tout that a slashdotting is barely noticible.  A Real
wiki is most certainly not a weekend project, but I'll be the first to
admit that most wiki developers all have very comfortable blinders on.
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