[kwlug disc.] Wiki wiki wiki

[Paul Nijjar]

On Thu, 18 Jan 2007, Sy Ali wrote:

> On 1/18/07, Paul Nijjar <pnijjar at sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:

>
> A wiki certainly is a quick solution.  But if you're going to be
> leaning a lot of weight on this system, you may want to think about
> what the effort might be if you were to migrate to another system
> later.

 	We're facing that problem now. We have everything in TWiki, which 
might end up meaning that we stick with what we have. (That's why a 
"standard" markup like Markdown might be nice.)

 	How hard is it to keep Mediawiki updated with security fixes? Do 
you have to twiddle with a lot of files? Are data and content separated 
enough that you can just untar a new version of the wiki and have your old 
content and settings preserved?

> I have mixed feelings about mediawiki - the developer philosophy is
> totally wrong in my mind.
 	What is the philosophy and what is wrong with it?

> If you do end up swinging this way, I can ask on the mailing list to
> confirm this for you.

 	It's unclear at this point -- I am still exploring. But I may take 
you up on that offer.

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