Re: The sad state of git.wiki.kernel.org

Konstantin Ryabitsev [off-list ref] writes:

Today, most information found on the wiki is probably outdated and therefore
potentially harmful. I would like to solicit ideas what to do with this
resource.

# Should it be migrated to RTD-style docs?

We have stopped providing new Mediawiki instances at kernel.org quite some
time back, replacing the offering with Dokuwiki. Today, we don't spin up new
Dokuwiki instances either and everyone is steered towards readthedocs-style
documentation instead, which is a much more sane and manageable medium than
wikis, especially when it comes to technical docs (see
https://korg.docs.kernel.org/docs.html).

However, it's unclear if this is even needed for this wiki, considering the
existence of https://git-scm.com/doc.

I tend to agree with this point.  Presense on RTD is nice, but what
is left in git.wiki.k.o is not something I'd consider porting it
over; the contents of git-scm.com/ might be but that is off topic
here.

# Should it be archived as a static site?

It's possible to turn git.wiki.kernel.org into a static site with a large
header on every page that it contains historical archival information, with a
link to https://git-scm.com/doc

I do not know the size of regular traffic to the git.wiki.k.o; if
many people visit (on purpose or by mistake) there to warrant such a
redirection, then it is very much appreciated.  No current contents
with just "redirect in 5 seconds---please update your bookmark" may
be fine.

# Should it be archived and put out of its misery?

The last option is to just archive the site and put it out of its increasingly
irrelevant existence.

Archiving so that people can retrieve the contents for whatever
reason may be needed no matter what other things are done, I would
imagine.

Thanks.