On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 19:27:06 -0800 Arlo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> babbled:
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(B> I like wikis but it depends very much on the people behind them. Wikis
(B> provide a more formal format than forums and offer a better presentation
(B> in my opinion. Personally I hate digging through forums and mailing
(B> archives. A wiki allows you to present important discussions and
(B> detailed issues in a more organized format.
(B>
(B>
(B> A wiki fills a certain gap with documentation. Questions such as "Why
(B> the binary config format?" and others that deserve a full answer
(B> supported by different opinions is best presented by a wiki. This could
(B> go in the FAQ but to do full justice to the question it would span quite
(B> a bit of the FAQ. There are other fundamental design issues that ought
(B> to go into a wiki sort of format to preserve their importance and
(B> maintain a logical argument for their existence. With the forum/mailing
(B> system these issues are quickly lost in the past and inevitably arise
(B> again when someone new (or forgetful) brings up the same issue.
(B>
(B> Anyhow, for an example of a well developed wiki see:
(B> http://wiki.osafoundation.org
(B>
(B> I did some wiki experiments a while ago; here are a few of my reactions:
(B> TikiWiki - Full featured but a bit cluttered looking and complex, well
(B> known and has a large community
(B> MediaWiki - Clean and Stable but lacking some features such as file
(B> upload other than pictures (wikipedia)
(B> Kwiki - A simple clean wiki, modular design
(B> DokuWiki - Another wiki designed for documentation that has a nice clean
(B> feel
(B>
(B> Not Recommended:
(B> Phpwiki - Seemed a bit buggy and I've seen errors from sites that use
(B> phpwiki, not particularly feature full anyway
(B> MoinMoin - A bit harder to install because its python based, I found
(B> some design quirks annoying, not all that bad though, just not great.
(B
(Bi was looking mainly at cms's as they provide an even more structured/organised
(Bway of dealing with web site content. they can act as wikis as such but are more
(Bgeared to site content management than discussion management.
(B
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