So I searched around a bit more and realized that 'flat files' appears to be the term I'm looking for for 'db-free' systems. I found a couple half-decent debates and comparisons on the topic, but none of them put the argument in the context of online wikis, which is what I hope to see in stronger light here.
http://www.databasedev.co.uk/flatfile-vs-rdbms.html http://www.pmwiki.org/wiki/PmWiki/FlatFileAdvantages http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum112/7.htm http://discuss.fogcreek.com/joelonsoftware/default.asp?cmd=show&ixPost=99830 http://database.ittoolbox.com/documents/choosing-a-storage-method-database-vs-flat-file-12708 What have you got? ;) On Dec 30, 5:26 pm, Erlend Sogge Heggen <[email protected]> wrote: > I would like to raise awareness to the fact that BoltWire is a > database-free system. Developers I've talked to about BoltWire usually > considers it a downside. Frankly, it's one of the reasons my project > is moving away from DokuWiki as well, because it is not quite as > manageable. > > Once upon a time it was the simpler install, but these days even most > free hosts come with free sql access. > > What can be said in defense of a db-free system? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BoltWire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/boltwire?hl=en.
