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'''The D.U.C.K. Project''' has been launched!
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'''The D.U.C.K. Project''' celebrates 8+ years of sharing information on this wiki and 20 years since the original BTCat dialup BBS. 
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<big>[[Special:Search|Site Search]] | [[Special:Categories|Categories]] | [[Special:MostLinkedCategories|Popular Categories]] | [[Special:PopularPages|Popular Pages]]</big>
  
 
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! style="background:#efefef;" width="450px" |Technology Sites Associated With D.U.C.K.
 
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What this wiki hopes to achieve is the collection and organization of various documentation stored throughout our network into one centralized location.  A great deal of the existing documentation is in flat plain ascii text files.  These text files are largely dealing with information technology, however, there is a great deal more miscellaneous data also stored on the network.
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D.U.C.K. Wiki founding members hope to achieve the collection and organization of various documentation stored throughout our network into one centralized location.  A great deal of the existing documentation is in flat plain ASCII text files.  These text files are largely dealing with information technology, however, there is a great deal more miscellaneous data also stored on the network.
  
 
Using a wiki makes the information more accessible than manually searching through all of the text files in different locations.  The information comes from other sources besides the flat text files, including web sites such as www.techreviewcentral.com and linux.dbw.org .
 
Using a wiki makes the information more accessible than manually searching through all of the text files in different locations.  The information comes from other sources besides the flat text files, including web sites such as www.techreviewcentral.com and linux.dbw.org .
  
Finally, the wiki makes it easier to grow the collection of information.  This is because it is so fast and easy to add information to the wiki, and create new wiki pages.  This is also due to the Web 2.0 nature of the wiki, allowing for visitors to add to the information and compiler their own notes within the wiki.
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Finally, the wiki makes it easier to grow the collection of information.  This is because it is so fast and easy to add information to the wiki, and create new wiki pages.  This is also due to the Web 2.0 nature of the wiki, allowing for visitors to add to the information and compile their own notes within the wiki.
  
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There are a total of {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles in the D.U.C.K. Wiki.
  
 
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*[http://www.techreviewcentral.com Technology Review Central]
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:* The Linux Research Project
*[http://www.linuxchix.net Geek Girl News]
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'''U'''pdate (July 13, 2018): The Migration Update
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'''U'''pdate (January 29, 2014): Added support for mobile devices using the [[Wireless Application Protocol]] extension for MediaWiki.  Search is enabled for the Main Page.
  
There is a great deal of work involved in migrating all of the information scattered about our network into the wiki.  Only some of the information is in flat text filesOther information is in web pages, Word documents, Open Office XML documents, PDF files, and other formats going back to WordPerfect 5.1 documents created in MS-DOS, and ANSI BBS screens.
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'''U'''pdate (January 23, 2014): For several weeks we have been operating on a restored backup which contained only a partial database.  As of yesterday, the full wiki has been restoredUser contributions are now enabled, after registration and email admin approval of new usersTotal migration of information from archived sources is now estimated at 89%. -admin
  
The current focus is on importing data from the text trees from Robotz.com.  This process is well underway, and is perhaps at about 12% completion.  The next step is to parse though network documents.
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'''U'''pdate (November 25, 2010): As of today you will be required to have a ''Confirmed Email Address'' in order to create or edit pages in this wiki. This restriction is the result of recent vandalism by our friends in the APNIC namespace. -admin
  
We are having difficulty importing programming source code as some of the syntax interferes with wiki formattingApplying the no-format tags is time consuming.  
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'''U'''pdate (January 1, 2008): There is a great deal of work involved in migrating all of the information scattered about our network into the wiki.  Only some of the information is in flat text files.  Other information is in web pages, Word documents, Open Office XML documents, PDF files, and other formats going back to WordPerfect 5.1 documents created in MS-DOS, and ANSI BBS screens.
  
New information is being created in the wiki that is not coming from other network resources locally.  This means that there will be data on the wiki that is not in our other repositories.
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The current focus is on importing data from the text trees from Robotz.com.  This process is well underway.  The next step is to parse though network documents.  As of January 1, 2008 the import is at approximately 42% completion.  New pages of data now make up about 12% of the wiki.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:10, 1 August 2019

(D)ocumenting · (U)seful · (C)ollected · (K)nowledge

The D.U.C.K. Project celebrates 8+ years of sharing information on this wiki and 20 years since the original BTCat dialup BBS.

Site Search | Categories | Popular Categories | Popular Pages

An Interactive Collaborative Knowledge base Technology Sites Associated With D.U.C.K.

D.U.C.K. Wiki founding members hope to achieve the collection and organization of various documentation stored throughout our network into one centralized location. A great deal of the existing documentation is in flat plain ASCII text files. These text files are largely dealing with information technology, however, there is a great deal more miscellaneous data also stored on the network.

Using a wiki makes the information more accessible than manually searching through all of the text files in different locations. The information comes from other sources besides the flat text files, including web sites such as www.techreviewcentral.com and linux.dbw.org .

Finally, the wiki makes it easier to grow the collection of information. This is because it is so fast and easy to add information to the wiki, and create new wiki pages. This is also due to the Web 2.0 nature of the wiki, allowing for visitors to add to the information and compile their own notes within the wiki.

There are a total of 1,323 articles in the D.U.C.K. Wiki.

  • The Linux Research Project
  • Technology Review Central
  • Geek Girl News

Wikipediarslogo.png

Announcements

Update (July 13, 2018): The Migration Update

Update (January 29, 2014): Added support for mobile devices using the Wireless Application Protocol extension for MediaWiki. Search is enabled for the Main Page.

Update (January 23, 2014): For several weeks we have been operating on a restored backup which contained only a partial database. As of yesterday, the full wiki has been restored. User contributions are now enabled, after registration and email admin approval of new users. Total migration of information from archived sources is now estimated at 89%. -admin

Update (November 25, 2010): As of today you will be required to have a Confirmed Email Address in order to create or edit pages in this wiki. This restriction is the result of recent vandalism by our friends in the APNIC namespace. -admin

Update (January 1, 2008): There is a great deal of work involved in migrating all of the information scattered about our network into the wiki. Only some of the information is in flat text files. Other information is in web pages, Word documents, Open Office XML documents, PDF files, and other formats going back to WordPerfect 5.1 documents created in MS-DOS, and ANSI BBS screens.

The current focus is on importing data from the text trees from Robotz.com. This process is well underway. The next step is to parse though network documents. As of January 1, 2008 the import is at approximately 42% completion. New pages of data now make up about 12% of the wiki.