> Should I choose Squeak/Comanche/Swiki to deploy an > easy to use, yet full-featured Wiki quickly, keeping in mind > that the need to learn some Smalltalk to extend it would > actually be an added benefit?
Alex, You should definitely choose Swiki for a couple of reasons: - It's portable. You can run it on Mac, Win2K, Solaris, NetBSD, or Linux. You can also move it from one of the aforementioned to another platform (I've moved it from Mac to Win2K and from Mac to Solaris). - It's quick to deploy. - It has a great administrative interface. - It has good help for people who are new to use it. I know how to install and get UseMod running, but all the details aren't spelled out in a help file. Having the help feature on the Swiki enables me to tell our users to click on the "Help" button and they will know everything I know about creating a Swiki page. - You can customize it's themes very easily. I've gone to a text-only theme, which loads really fast, that uses CSS to make it look nice. - You can have multiple administrators. - The only thing that I wish it had is an option to encrypt at least the password transport for logins. - You don't need separate web accessable directories to inline images from. You can just attach images to the Swiki or to the individual page and inline them. So, in a nutshell, go with Swiki over Usemod. BTW, I appreciate and like Usemod too, but the Swiki is by far the most use-friendly. Sean
