[ale] wiki recommendations?

[Pete Hardie]

On 1/3/06, Stephen Cristol <stephen at bee.net> wrote:
> I believe all the extremely easy to install wikis include their own
> web server. This is what makes them easy--no concerns about stepping
> on the configuration of something else. That said, I have to agree
> with Greg's suggestion of instiki [1]. Its three step installation
> instructions are:
>
>     1. Download [2]
>     2. Run "ruby instiki" with Ruby 1.8.2 or greater.
>     3. Chuckle... There Is No Step Three! :)
>
> I've been running MoinMoin under Mac OS X for over a year. On the
> Mac, its installation is trivial which is why I chose it. While easy
> installation is certainly something to consider, I would also give
> serious thought to use. If your install is successful, you are likely
> to spend far more time using the wiki and learning its markup language.

That's why I jumped on Moin first - I'm using it standalone at work for a PIM.

>
> In that vein, Grady's suggestion of Doku-Wiki is very appealing. I
> liked it because (compared to MoinMoin) it has a simpler syntax,
> offers section editing (this is worth checking out), understands more
> languages for syntax coloring, has a "GUIish" editor, and camelcase
> linking is off by default. (In my notes, there is a vague warning
> about security related to using a WebDAV for file management. This is
> probably specific to my situation.)

Personally, I like the camelCase, and the kids will be able to follow
that easier than real markup, for now.

>
> MoinMoin has a "GUIish" editor in the 1.5 beta [3]. I am very much
> looking forward to this because wiki markup is not a skill I see
> value in fostering and tables are just a royal pain. If I was
> starting over today, I would choose a wiki that either has a "GUIish"
> editor or uses a standard markup syntax (like Textile [4] or Markdown
> [5]).
>
> Good luck,
> S
>
> Refs:
>
> [1] http://instiki.org/
> [2] http://rubyforge.org/projects/instiki/
> [3] http://moinmoin.wikiwikiweb.de/WikiSandBox   {click "Edit (GUI)"}
> [4] http://textism.com/tools/textile/
> [5] http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/
>
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