Chris Lale wrote: > Andrei Popescu wrote: >> On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:09:30 -0500 >> Michael Pobega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: >>> >>>> So if we go with the wiki, we (or at least I) have to learn a new >>>> markup language and resign ourselves that the work can't be used in >>>> any other work. If we go with another format, it needs a home and >>>> we (or at least I) have to learn a new markup language. Unless, of >>>> course we don't need html and can do with pdf, ps, and plain text. >>>> If so, does anyone other than me use Lout? >>>> >> >> The berlios.de wiki is *very* easy to edit. Unfortunately not very >> stable :( >> >> > > The wiki and the MediaWiki software are stable enough - it is the > Berlios server that is not always available. Not every Free software > organisation will host a wiki sucessfully - eg SourceForge has a better > uptime but permissions will not allow user contributions, thus defeating > the whole point of a wiki. Also, the latest version of MediaWiki > requires PHP5 - again, not always provided. Still, there are quite a few > hosting services for Free software projects. MediaWiki is the software > behind Wikipedia and is built with Free documentation in mind. It is > mature, well-maintained and continuing to be developed so it may be a > good choice in the long run. > > In my earlier post > http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2007/02/msg01169.html I explained > the DocBook/CVS alternative - great for HTML, PDF and plain text, but > cumbersome. > > You you may be able to use utilities to convert an HTML wiki page to > other formats eg Htmldoc, though Htmldoc in Etch seems to have problems > related to CSS. > >
I'm just jumping in to this thread after reading the last few posts in this thread. If you need the latest wiki (with PHP5), I can offer to host it and connection is pretty reliable too. My friend who offers the hosting can help as he himself does some OSS development. Just send me a ping if needed. Regards, /KS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
