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Originally Posted by daemonfowl
It's not an ISP issue.It's for learning purposes
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As long as you find value from the exercise, it doesn't really matter what anyone else thinks.
However, a large problem you have not resolved is how to integrate all this XML which is downloaded into a local server's environment. In other words, how is this XML to be configured into a local Mediawiki server in order to serve up Wikipedia content? You need to gauge how important this problem is, & set a deadline as to how long you will spend on the problem before stopping. If you can resolve it within a few weeks, it may be a good exercise. If it takes a few months, I question if your time could have been spent better on something else.
I will mention an alternative. You may find it useful, & you might not. All that is important is whether you find value in the idea & effort needed to complete it.
Most Unix administrators & developers keep notebooks where they write down useful commands, or recipes on how to accomplish any particular task. This may include partition sizes used on a particular system, & the history of past attempts
(along with reasons why they were changed...). Multi-step configurations which may be done so infrequently that they are not memorized is also fair material to include. Think of it as a cheatsheet or cryptic notes that only you find useful. It isn't meant to be used by anyone else, but it's purpose is to help you stay organized & up-to-date as to what work has been done to what system. At best, it would be updated constantly. Otherwise, it's value diminishes quickly. Yet, if you can keep such a record up-to-date, it can be a very helpful tool serving as a log of work done & comprehension gained.
My suggestion is for you to set up a Mediawiki server in which you can create the pages yourself documenting all of your machines emulating a notebook -- how they are configured, & what you tried that works, & what needs to be done next. A list might be maintained of future needs & their prioritization. Being that wiki's are meant for documenting volatile information which changes a lot, this exercise may help you organize your own thoughts, & help you keep track of what you have done to a number of computers. Organization is a really good thing.
As such, this suggestion is perhaps a little easier than configuring a local version of Wikipedia, but I suspect the effort required to create your own electronic notebook will help you more at this point of where you are on the learning curve -- especially if you keep the information updated.
Again, this is only a suggestion.