> -----Original Message----- > From: Philip Olson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 4:01 PM > To: Nuno Lopes > Cc: Hannes Magnusson; PHPdoc List > Subject: Re: [PHP-DOC] Adding a wiki to doc.php.net > > >>>> > >>>> The doc team would like to setup a wiki on pb11 and display it via > >>>> docweb[1]. Security concerns will be looked into, and the wiki will > >>>> start out as something like our currently used unofficial official > >>>> wiki[2]. What runs the wiki is uncertain at this time, but > >>>> mediawiki > >>>> is a strong consideration. Initially wiki use will require being > >>>> logged in. If there are any objections and/or concerns, please > >>>> speak > >>>> up now. > > > > I do like the wiki. although we don't use it a lot, it's useful. > > Also I think that mediawiki is too big for our needs.. > > There are several options and mediawiki was offered because it's > actively developed and feature rich. It's big but what's the downside > of having all the available features that we may or may not use? We'd > be sure to keep the template as simple as possible. And mediawiki has > such nice diffs and changelogs that it's difficult to resist. > > Regards, > Philip
One thing that may be important when looking at wiki's is how controlling of users and groups do you want to get. Mediawiki is designed to be as open as possible, and therefore it does not have many access control features. For example, you cannot specify an entire namespace to be deemed private; you must do it page by page. I'm not sure if it applies to the PHP wiki, but it is something to keep in mind. -Logan
