On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 11:35 PM, janI <j...@apache.org> wrote: > JSPwiki just announced a new version: > > http://incubator.apache.org/jspwiki/ > > since it is a apache project, should we consider upgrading to jspwiki > instead of continuing with mediawiki ? > > The upgrade will almost for sure be harder, but to me it seems beneficial > to use products from our own "family", that way we help them and they > hopefully help us. I am also confident that it can be done without data > loss, which is an absolute no-go to me, we will not accept data loss. > > If it is decided to go down this path, I will contact jspWiki and get > involved with their work so we have a real influence on how the wiki > software evolves (especially in regard of spam control).
While certainly possible to convert from one wiki syntax to another, it's no small feat... and that's if the source wiki uses only standard syntax for the source Wiki. The current MediWiki implementation has a significant number of pages that rely on extensions for their content. To have a successful conversion, you are looking at needing to rewrite thousands of Wiki pages. Not necessarily to have 1:1 conversion, but simply to ensure that the information is still presented in a logical manner (I'm thinking of the documentation pages for example). Before anyone should really consider this, you need to gather up a sizable collection of dedicated volunteers who are willing to sift through every wiki page and validate the content, fix the broken content, correct conversion errors, and reconnect the information flow. You also will need to account for custom written extensions and the functionality (although simple) they provide. It's a very big job to convert even a small number of pages.... Clayton
