M.-A. Lemburg wrote:

> I haven't followed the thread, so many I'm repeating things.
>
> Has anyone considered using e.g. MediaWiki (the wiki used for
> Wikipedia) for Python documentation ?
>
> I'm asking because this wiki has proven to be ideally suited
> for creating complex documentation tasks and offers many features
> which would make Python documentation a lot easier and more
> accessible:
>
> * people wouldn't have to learn LaTeX to commit doc-patches
> * it's easy to monitor and revert changes, discuss changes
> * there's version history available
> * new docs would be instantly available on the web
> * builtin search facility, categories and all the other nifty
>   wiki stuff
> * it's one of the more popular wikis around and due to Wikipedia
>   it's here to stay
> * conversion to XML and DocBook is possible, providing
>   entry points for conversion to other formats (including
>   LaTeX)
> * more following means more tools (over time)
>
> Just a thought.

anyone knows anything about support for semantic markup ?

(afaict, the current moinmoin wiki would solve 80% of the issues involved
here; I'm aiming for those 80% plus 80% of the remaining 20%).

</F>



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