On Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:55:47 -0500 Chris Frey <cdf...@foursquare.net> wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 11:38:21AM +0100, Simon Hoerder wrote: > > I started evaluating the hostedapp wikis provided by sourceforge. > > They've got two: mediawiki (the same as used for wikipedia) and trac > > comes with a wiki as well. > > > > I didn't take a closer look at the trac wiki since you were looking > > for a wiki only. > > Thanks Simon for your detailed analysis. I got around to > investigating this further today. > > I enabled the MediaWiki as a hosted app for Barry, and I agree that > there are some rough edges. I can't recommend using it until I'm > able to make a full backup with their interface. I get some kind of > network error at the moment. How about DokuWiki? http://www.dokuwiki.org/dokuwiki This wiki engine is written in PHP and stores wiki pages in plaintext files so there shouldn't be a problem hosting this on sourceforge. Doing a backup would be as simple as tar'ing and scp'ing the directory containing the files. > I also think that Trac is likely overkill for us... we already have > mailing list and bug tracker, and I'm definitely a mailing list guy > instead of a web management guy. :-) > > > > But it's even worse: I activated a sourceforge wiki for my user > > account and discovered that the mail-function is broken. To receive > > notification mails, each wiki-user has to confirm his mail address > > for mediawiki separately. However the mail containing the mediawiki > > confirmation code never reached me. I filed a bug report three days > > ago but it's still unanswered. > > I assume they've gotten around to fixing that... I was able to > activate my email address. > > > > Unless you disagree (if you consider using the trac hostedapp for > > example) I'll keep an eye on the progress mediawiki is taking at > > sourceforge and start editing the existing documentation meanwhile. > > Yes, please do feel free to send any documentation patches to the > list. > > MediaWiki is up as a hosted app, and I believe it is possible to add > yourself as a user. I was not able to do it as admin. This is only > experimental, though, until I get a successful test of the backup > functionality. > > Thanks again, > - Chris > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San > Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open > Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs > with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the > registration fee with the source code: SFAD > http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H > _______________________________________________ Barry-devel mailing > list Barry-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/barry-devel -- Josh Kropf <j...@slashdev.ca> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ Barry-devel mailing list Barry-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/barry-devel
