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Local Names is an idea that was inspired by wiki; It can be thought of as "the wikification of the internet" by allowing easy linking based on local needs by binding names to urls. This is very similar to the InterMap linking that is available in some wiki software like '''UseMod''' and '''OddMuse'''. (the praxis is happening with [[Bliki]]) However, we at this '''MediaWiki''' have not figured out how that works yet. Please pitch in a hand if you know! | '''Local Names''' is an {{tag|WikiIdea|idea}} that was inspired by [[wiki]]; It can be thought of as "the wikification of the internet" by allowing easy linking based on local needs by binding names to urls. This is very similar to the InterMap linking that is available in some wiki software like '''[[:Category:UseMod|UseMod]]''' and '''[[:Category:Oddmuse|OddMuse]]'''. (the praxis is happening with [[Bliki]]) However, we at this '''[[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]]''' have not figured out how that works yet. Please pitch in a hand if you know! | ||
*project home: http://ln.taoriver.net/ | |||
* project home: http://ln.taoriver.net/ | |||
For example, the intermap idea would allow us to connect [[CommunityWiki:FrontPage]]. Looks like something like it works for '''MediaWiki''' [[:Wikipedia:FrontPage]] | For example, the intermap idea would allow us to connect [[CommunityWiki:FrontPage]]. Looks like something like it works for '''MediaWiki''' [[:Wikipedia:FrontPage]] | ||
* The Special:Interwiki extension http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special_page_to_work_with_the_interwiki_table may be of use here? | *The [[Special:Interwiki]] extension http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special_page_to_work_with_the_interwiki_table may be of use here? | ||
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Hi, this is Lion Kimbro, and I'm the main person developing [http://ln.taoriver.net/glossary.html#Local%20Names Local Names.] | Hi, this is [[Lion Kimbro]], and I'm the main person developing [http://ln.taoriver.net/glossary.html#Local%20Names Local Names.] | ||
Technically speaking, Local Names is a distributed database of [http://ln.taoriver.net/glossary.html#namespace namespaces] of [http://ln.taoriver.net/glossary.html#name name]-URL links. | Technically speaking, Local Names is a distributed database of [http://ln.taoriver.net/glossary.html#namespace namespaces] of [http://ln.taoriver.net/glossary.html#name name]-URL links. | ||
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That said, I have built the following: | That said, I have built the following: | ||
*[http://taoriver.net:9000/ My Local Names] -- you can get [http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/ a bookmarklet] here, that makes it super-easy to name pages as you find them. | |||
*instructions on a simple FireFox hack, that make it so you can [http://ln.taoriver.net/glossary.html#Web%20Browser%20Redirect jump] to any named page just by typing it's name in the browser's address bar | |||
*a Local Names WordPress plugin, so that you can use do easy linking on the existing networks via WordPress | |||
[[Alex Schröder]] has written [http://oddmuse.org/cgi-bin/wiki/Local_Names_Extension an OddMuse extension] that can read Local Names namespace descriptions. | |||
My dream is to see this work ''everywhere.'' I'd like to see it work in PHPBB, in my email program, in my instant messanger, in [http://www.nvu.com/ nVu,] in the comment field in everyone's blogs, and so on. | My dream is to see this work ''everywhere.'' I'd like to see it work in PHPBB, in my email program, in my instant messanger, in [http://www.nvu.com/ nVu,] in the comment field in everyone's blogs, and so on. | ||
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