For more details, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki, especially section "History"
Bye, Andreas Am Dienstag, 7. September 2004 15:18 schrieb Andreas Alvarez: > From http://www.usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?WhatIsaWiki: > > "Since the creation of the WikiWikiWeb as part of the > PortlandPatternRepository? in 1995, many meanings have been ascribed > to the word 'wiki' within the sphere of SocialSoftware. The > obligatory mention must be made that wiki means quick in Hawaiian and > wiki wiki means very quick. The WikiWikiWeb was meant, thus, to be > quick to write and quick to learn and quick to use. Given thus its > root, as well as the cumbersome pronounciation of WikiWikiWeb, by > 1996 the site acquired the nickname Wiki (note the capitalization). > ..." > > Regards > Andreas > > On 7 Sep 2004 at 14:26, Sergey N. Fefilatyev wrote: > > Gentlemen, could anybody explain me what does it mean the word 'Wiki'? > > So many people use it and I still don't know :( > > > > > this time with a working link :-) > > > > > > http://midgardwiki.contentcontrol-berlin.de > > > > > > Bye, > > > > > > Andreas > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For > > additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Andreas Alvarez > Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Auswaertige Politik e.V. > Koordinator weltpolitik.net > http://www.weltpolitik.net > Tel.: +49 30 254231-43 > Fax: +49 30 254231-16 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Adding sound to movies would be like putting lipstick on the Venus de Milo. -- Mary Pickford, 1925 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
