Running DW code

[denise]

At OSCON, Mark and I were discussing adoption of the DW code by other sites, and a little bit of how we could work to that point. Mark's interested in cross-site federation and open social-media protocols, but I'm thinking a bit more about making it easier for people to install and run the DW code.

Right now, the code we 'ship', in dw-free, is pretty fully functional. Somebody could grab that code, install it, and have a working and running site without a ton of custom work. It's not easy, though, and there are a lot of "gotcha"s in place during the install process.

Better install documentation is a must, and that's something we can work on, but I'm throwing the option open to the field: what else can we do to improve the DW install process, with the end goal of having someone be able to get the code and get it running with as little hassle as possible? We have a bunch of bugs open to do that, but what (besides documentation and an installer) do you think people would be looking for?

Comments

[aphenine]

I like the idea of thinking about open social media protocols in developing things for future use. It strikes me as something that would have to be tackled anyway, if DW wants to utilise crossposting and reading pages that span different sites to its fullest potential. It will also evolve naturally out of these segments anyway, so if it's going to happen, it may as well be done properly with an ear open to those who it affects.

On the other hand, in the here and now, making DW easier to adopt is a good idea too. I can't really add anything about it, so I'll stop now.