The first link is old. The Drupal community, and Drupal itself has grown and matured by leaps and bounds since then. Compared to mediawiki, Drupal is more widely adopted.
In the end though, one can't compare both on the same level because they're simply don't belong on the same genre. Drupal can do (with some fundamental differences) what MediaWiki does but not the other way around, plus much more. On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 2:59 AM, Rommel Asibal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > guys, if you have the time check out the ff: > > http://www.empowerthyself.com/mediawikiisobsolete (just got me > interested) > > & > > http://waterandstone.com/downloads/2008OpenSourceCMSMarketSurvey.pdf > (random facts) > > I've been trying to compare mediawiki with drupal (ive heard lots of > greatness about drupal from friends) but havent really had the time to use > drupal. ive been helping maintain a company wiki but in hindsight it seems > like management is looking for a CMS and not really a wiki. which got me > thinking of moving to another medium (lol the two articles in such a close > proximity of time got me fired up enough to write this long email -- haha > how did i even get to those two articles, anyway i digress...) > > things i am/was looking for: > * easy to backup/restore/maintain (mw is easy enough, not sure about > drupal) > * better security (well, in the first place, mw is not designed to be that > secure, since a wiki by nature is open) > * user creation maintenance is easy (is it possible to tweak users in the > db?) > * user tracking/good site statistics > * wysiwig > * can you skin themes easily? > * how is plugin development going? > * how is the community? are there lots of good developers and people that > can be a helpdesk if you have problems installing/configuring things? > > has anyone had any similar experiences and what did you guys end up using? > > would the conversion time (from mw to drupal) be worth it if ever? > > > actually, its all boils down to what would you guys think of the future of > these two technologies, given their current state right now? > > > cheers to burning the late night oil! > > rommel > -- > Love God above all else > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >
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