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Hello all,

This is the webpage for basic CPDL information. If you wish to discuss this issue, plase click on the discussion tab at the top of this page.

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Introduction

The CPDL website is moving to a wiki-based platform. 'Wiki' is a term for software which enables all people to edit material on a website freely. The largest example of this is Wikipedia, which is a general-purpose encyclopedia developed by volunteers. There are multiple reasons for changing the website:

  • The website has been hacked several times in the past year. CPDL needs to move to a new platform.
  • The particular software being requires significant computer power.
  • There is a significant backlog of pieces that need to be reposted (~800 scores). (might as well make the switch now ;)
  • I need to find a website solution which allows CPDL to continue growing.
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Advantages of Wiki

  • It is an increasingly popular platform for certain collaborative projects.
  • Many of the automatic features of a wiki website should make work more productive.

Scores can be uploaded automatically.

  • Wikis actively encourage broad-based participation.
  • The CPDL data is incomplete/inconsistent, and many items need to be added/fixed.
  • There is a rich possibility for added all sorts of useful content to the editions that already are on CPDL.
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Challenges

There are several possible difficulties in this approach:

  • People will need to get used to a different format.
  • It may be more difficult to navigate the website and find scores.
  • People may not contribute anything significant.
  • The information on the website may become increasingly chaotic.
  • There may still be some technical difficulties
  • Spammers.
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CPDL Roadmap

The website is being moved in different stages. Contributor pages were moved last week. Composer pages have been posted, and music score page will be posted soon. Templates and instructions will also be added soon. During this time, pages will be in a great deal of flux, and a large number of pages may be changed. If you find that your work has been overwritten, look at the history button, and see if it is worth recovering. Please be patient!

Best,

Rafael Ornes
Manager, Choral Public Domain Library (CPDL)
mailto:ornes@cpdl.org|ornes@cpdl.org

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