It's been a while since I touched Mediawiki.  Back then, it didn't have ACLs.  
You may want to look at other wikis out there.


--- mike t.




----- Original Message ----
From: Rommel Asibal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List 
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Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 16:26:17
Subject: Re: [plug] A Tad bit OT - Drupal vs Mediawiki


im trying to implement a wiki type solution but now people are starting to 
expand and they want different roles for users and permissions schemes.  im 
wondering after reading through the drupal site (it reads really well), if 
others have implemented something good for, let me use your words; 
collaboration & documentation 

i heard its doable but im looking at the manhours needed and feasibility



On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 2:00 PM, Michael Tinsay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


Drupal is an extensible, customizable (beyond themes) web-site platform.  
Mediawiki is just what it is, a wiki platform.  The two shouldn't be compared.

Each has its place.  If you're building a generic website (static website, 
blog, etc.), go for Drupal. A wiki platform is much more limited, but is quite 
good for collaborative, documentation-type sites.


--- mike t.




----- Original Message ----
From: Rommel Asibal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List 
<[email protected]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 2:59:44
Subject: [plug] A Tad bit OT - Drupal vs Mediawiki


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
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