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== About IoTWiki ==
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IoTWiki is a project of [http://www.IoTForIndia.org '''IoTForum'''] and is meant to help educate the Indian IoT enterpeuenrs, mentors and policy makers on this vast, rapidly evolving technology that will likley transform all industries.The goal is to Raise the IoT quotient of India. We plan to evangelize usage of "India appropriate technlogy" and cut thru PR and motivated sales talk . We consider that IoT is new and evolving and there are no role models or templates to copy . We must be prepared to make choices without waiting for the train to pass by and then find out best practices or what works.This is new as our policy makers, mentors and advisers are habituated to copy from somehwere else and are too much in awe of printed stuff much of which may not work. As Startups we question the received wisdom and will chart the new untrodden path if needed.
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==How to Use==
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===Reader===
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If You have used Wikipedia you can get started straight away. Just note some stylistic conventions are different see [[#IoTWikiStyle| IoTWiki Style]]. If you wish to browse visit the [[#CategoryTree | Category Tree]].
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====New to Wiki====
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Feel at Home. IoTWiki uses the same software from MediaWiki that powers the tenth most visitied site on the Internet the Wikipedia.
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We suggest a 5 Minute tour of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Introduction_to_navigating_Wikipedia/1 '''how to navigate'''].
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===Contributer===
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:Anybody can edit.We encourage you to improve exiting articles and suggest new articles actively.As a unregistered user the wiki will show you IP address in edits and comments you make. You need to register to Author and you need a verified email to be able to upload images. It may be up to a week before IoTWiki grants you proper rights.We reccomend you start with using the Talk or Discussion page associated with an article to suggest changes . You can communicate with editors and other users using their "User Talk" page. See this 5 minute [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Talk_pages video].
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:Wikitext is a simplified HTML page generator for the wiki.Do take a quick 5 minute introduction to [[Help:Wikitext| wikitext]]
  
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===Author===
The subcategories listed below provide many ways to browse through the set of extensions.</translate>
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If you have added articles or edited on Wikipedia you are all set. Just note the followig
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:We may default to wikEd Visual editor. See [[Help:VisualEditor|Visual Editor]]
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:If you are new to ceating content with wiki then you should  budget an hour for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing basic editing tutorial] and go thru section 2 Screncasts and Youtube video at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Instructional_material Wikipedia Instructional_material (section 2)]
To see the list of '''all extensions''' that have a page on mediawiki.org, go to the subcategory [[<tvar|cat>Special:MyLanguage/Category:All extensions</>|all extensions]].
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Authors planning to become proficient and Adminstrators and editors should go thru the following [ Budget 3-5 hours]
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[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikipedia:_The_Missing_Manual The Missing manual]
  
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==IoTWikiStyle==
Other lists of extensions include:
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A simple list of style and differences from Wikipedia usage. Please allow some inconsistencey as we get going.  
 
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*We use CamelCase ie: IoTStack rather then IoTstack. HWDevelopment rather then HWdevelopment
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*We try to spell IoT with a small O not IOT
*[[<tvar|allpages>Special:Allpages/Extension:</>|All extension pages]] - an uncategorized list of extensions.</translate>
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*''We are not an encylopedia''. We are a knowledgebase and at the frontier of new stuff. So citations or previous printed content may be difficult and is a non issue. We do not want to be nuetral but encourage explcit advise and state your Point of View(PoV) clearly. Reasoned debate helps everyone make informed decisions. Avoid personality, imputing motives and lets be civil.
 
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*The IoTWiki is a seperate project from Wikipedia. So W: and WP: shortcuts will not work. We dont as yet support Drafts and Portals Also many templates of Wikipedia may not work  . Be aware if you are borrowing content from there.You can raise a request if that template should be imported.  
* [[Software bundles|Software bundles and MediaWiki distributions]]
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* Authors should create new pages under UserWiki!:{pagename} . This is a hack for lack of Draft. Once satisfied and consulted whomever you want you can move to main namespace. You should also create your user page to allow communication with other authors and editors.
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* Our focus is things , Devices and India. So we may not want to spend effort or wander about Big Data or Lifesciens or AR /VR just for curiosity.
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* If you wish to share news, technology trends and ask questions the [http://www.IoTForIndia.org IoTForIndia Forums] may be the better place to go.  
*[<tvar|git>https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/diffusion/MEXT/browse/</> Extensions in the MediaWiki Git repository]</translate>
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*We encourage you to upload images externally to WikiCommons or other public cloud repository  and link to it.
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*Search may need some fiddling around for plural and case . Try variations of the concept or browse thru the [[#CategoryTree]]
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==IoTForIndia website==
*[[<tvar|meta>m:Category:MediaWiki extensions</>|m:Category:MediaWiki extensions]] - extensions documented in the Wikimedia Meta-Wiki</translate>
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The associated [http://www.IoTForIndia.org '''IoTForum'''] website has public and private discussion groups( Forums) for more topical discssion and news. There are dedicated discussion forums around HW & SW development, business model as well as usecases in verticals. The best benefit of the IoTWiki will be to join both and particpate.
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==CategoryTree==
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IoTWiki organizes content in a hierarchy of categories. Each Article may belong to one or more Category. The Category tree is a good place to start browsing. Authors and editors should correct mis categorization and link to lowest node of the tree.
* [<tvar|wikiapiary>https://wikiapiary.com/w/index.php?title=Category:Extension</> "Extension" category on WikiApiary] - holds a list of websites that use any extension.</translate>
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If you can't find an extension that does what you're looking for, you can request one at [[<tvar|requests>Extension requests</>|Extension requests]].
 
 
 
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Please note that most of the extensions listed here are not maintained by people affiliated with the MediaWiki software development team.</translate>
 
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For most extensions, there is no guarantee of the quality of the software, or its security, or how well it will work with recent versions of MediaWiki.
 
 
 
==Getting help with an extension== <!--T:39-->
 
 
 
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The documentation page for an extension should hopefully give you all the information you need in order to install/use the extension. If you have any further questions you can raise them on the associated talk page, or contact the extension author(s) if there is contact information listed, or use an existing support channel like [[<tvar|dev>Communication</>|the mediawiki-l mailing list or the #mediawiki IRC channel]]. '''Please do not contact the MediaWiki developers with questions about third-party extensions!'''
 
 
 
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There are always some extensions in need of a new maintainer. Perhaps taking over maintenance of one is a good starting point, too.
 
 
 
==Creating new extensions== <!--T:41-->
 
 
 
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The page [[<tvar|ext>Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Extensions</>|Manual:Extensions]] has a good overview of how extensions are structured.
 
 
 
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* {{ll|Manual:Parser functions}}
 
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If you have an extension that you want to add to this site, create a new page and add the extension template to the top of it (or [[<tvar|create>Special:Mylanguage/Template:Extension#Create a new extension article</>|create a new extension article]]). This will create a useful infobox and add the template to this category. See [[<tvar|ext>Special:MyLanguage/Template:Extension</>|Template:Extension]] for details. You should also add as much detail as possible to the body of the page, and it is wise to check back fairly regularly to respond to user questions.
 
 
 
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Extensions that define new [[<tvar|namespaces>Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Namespaces</>|namespaces]] should register them at the page [[Extension default namespaces]].
 
 
 
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The MediaWiki developers provide no support for third-party add-ons and neither the MediaWiki [[<tvar|dev>Special:MyLanguage/Developers</>|developers]] nor the maintainers of this site give any guarantee about the suitability, functionality, security or indeed any other property of any extension described on this site. Inclusion of an extension on this site is not an endorsement by the MediaWiki developers or the Wikimedia Foundation.
 
 
 
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If it is felt that a particular extension published on this web site is being distributed containing vulnerabilities which expose users to cross-site scripting or other vulnerabilities, or which are otherwise insecure, these can and will be deleted with no prior notice.
 
 
 
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The provisions of the [[<tvar|disclaimer>Project:General disclaimer</>|general disclaimer]] are maintained.
 
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Revision as of 12:59, 20 October 2017

About IoTWiki

IoTWiki is a project of IoTForum and is meant to help educate the Indian IoT enterpeuenrs, mentors and policy makers on this vast, rapidly evolving technology that will likley transform all industries.The goal is to Raise the IoT quotient of India. We plan to evangelize usage of "India appropriate technlogy" and cut thru PR and motivated sales talk . We consider that IoT is new and evolving and there are no role models or templates to copy . We must be prepared to make choices without waiting for the train to pass by and then find out best practices or what works.This is new as our policy makers, mentors and advisers are habituated to copy from somehwere else and are too much in awe of printed stuff much of which may not work. As Startups we question the received wisdom and will chart the new untrodden path if needed.

How to Use

Reader

If You have used Wikipedia you can get started straight away. Just note some stylistic conventions are different see IoTWiki Style. If you wish to browse visit the Category Tree.

New to Wiki

Feel at Home. IoTWiki uses the same software from MediaWiki that powers the tenth most visitied site on the Internet the Wikipedia. We suggest a 5 Minute tour of how to navigate.

Contributer

Anybody can edit.We encourage you to improve exiting articles and suggest new articles actively.As a unregistered user the wiki will show you IP address in edits and comments you make. You need to register to Author and you need a verified email to be able to upload images. It may be up to a week before IoTWiki grants you proper rights.We reccomend you start with using the Talk or Discussion page associated with an article to suggest changes . You can communicate with editors and other users using their "User Talk" page. See this 5 minute video.
Wikitext is a simplified HTML page generator for the wiki.Do take a quick 5 minute introduction to wikitext

Author

If you have added articles or edited on Wikipedia you are all set. Just note the followig

We may default to wikEd Visual editor. See Visual Editor
If you are new to ceating content with wiki then you should budget an hour for basic editing tutorial and go thru section 2 Screncasts and Youtube video at Wikipedia Instructional_material (section 2)

Authors planning to become proficient and Adminstrators and editors should go thru the following [ Budget 3-5 hours] The Missing manual

IoTWikiStyle

A simple list of style and differences from Wikipedia usage. Please allow some inconsistencey as we get going.

  • We use CamelCase ie: IoTStack rather then IoTstack. HWDevelopment rather then HWdevelopment
  • We try to spell IoT with a small O not IOT
  • We are not an encylopedia. We are a knowledgebase and at the frontier of new stuff. So citations or previous printed content may be difficult and is a non issue. We do not want to be nuetral but encourage explcit advise and state your Point of View(PoV) clearly. Reasoned debate helps everyone make informed decisions. Avoid personality, imputing motives and lets be civil.
  • The IoTWiki is a seperate project from Wikipedia. So W: and WP: shortcuts will not work. We dont as yet support Drafts and Portals Also many templates of Wikipedia may not work . Be aware if you are borrowing content from there.You can raise a request if that template should be imported.
  • Authors should create new pages under UserWiki!:{pagename} . This is a hack for lack of Draft. Once satisfied and consulted whomever you want you can move to main namespace. You should also create your user page to allow communication with other authors and editors.
  • Our focus is things , Devices and India. So we may not want to spend effort or wander about Big Data or Lifesciens or AR /VR just for curiosity.
  • If you wish to share news, technology trends and ask questions the IoTForIndia Forums may be the better place to go.
  • We encourage you to upload images externally to WikiCommons or other public cloud repository and link to it.
  • Search may need some fiddling around for plural and case . Try variations of the concept or browse thru the #CategoryTree

IoTForIndia website

The associated IoTForum website has public and private discussion groups( Forums) for more topical discssion and news. There are dedicated discussion forums around HW & SW development, business model as well as usecases in verticals. The best benefit of the IoTWiki will be to join both and particpate.

CategoryTree

IoTWiki organizes content in a hierarchy of categories. Each Article may belong to one or more Category. The Category tree is a good place to start browsing. Authors and editors should correct mis categorization and link to lowest node of the tree. <CategoryTree>