Sadly it wasn't evolving the way you described although most of the collaborators support your opinion.
Yaron Shahrabani <Hebrew translator> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Steve G. <word...@gmail.com> wrote: > Even if this was the original goal, we have evolved the discussion. If we > are looking for ease of use, features, and ease of admin, why stick to a > specific language? I don't happen to like perl - or know much about it, for > that matter - so I can just as easily go with a non-perl wiki... > > > On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 9:20 AM, Yaron Shahrabani <sh.ya...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> I thought that the whole point of using IkiWiki was to avoid using PHP, >> correct me if I'm wrong. >> >> Yaron Shahrabani >> >> <Hebrew translator> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 7:20 AM, Steve G. <word...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> You can use PmWiki, which is in php, can be used with or without mysql >>> or another database, is very easy to maintain, can be edited online. >>> >>> It has multi-level granularity, you can give people access to edit >>> individual pages or groups of pages, etc. As far as I remember it has 3-4 >>> permission levels, from read permission, to edit, to approve pages (for >>> editors/admins) to set passwords and administer the system. >>> >>> I have been using it for years without any problems and I am far from an >>> advanced user, coder or sysadmin. I am sure there are other light footprint >>> and established wikis. >>> >>> Z. >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 6:49 PM, Amir Eldor <amir.el...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hello Shlomi and CC'ed list, >>>> >>>> We have started playing around with IkiWiki on one of our servers. As I >>>> see it, there's a drawback of tough installation and possibly annoying >>>> maintenance. Not sure if I will have enough time to deal with bugs or >>>> problems in a timely manner if we are not to use HaMakor's funds for paid >>>> IkiWiki services. The good things about IkiWiki is the ability to edit the >>>> wiki online and its plugin system (although I'm not sure what plugins we >>>> need). >>>> >>>> The alternative is to not shoot myself in the leg by using a Perl >>>> system for the job (although Shlomi likes Perl) and use a different >>>> solution instead. Two possibles are either making a small compiler-script >>>> that converts Markdown/whatever to HTML and version it with git/whatever. >>>> This is pretty close to using the second alternative which is something >>>> like the Ruby based like "serve <http://get-serve.com/>". The +'s, >>>> easier to administer than IkiWiki. The -'s, no online editing. The ?'s - do >>>> we want Wiki-like editing on Linux.org.il? or can we settle down with >>>> having the sources on GitHub/BItBucket and accepting pull-requests instead >>>> of wiki edits? >>>> >>>> Would like to hear your input, >>>> Amir >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Discussions mailing list >>>> Discussions@hamakor.org.il >>>> http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discussions >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> http://www.words2u.net - GPS points and tracks (mainly in Costa Rica) >>> >>> http://www.words2u.net/recipes - Recipe collection >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discussions mailing list >>> Discussions@hamakor.org.il >>> http://hamakor.org.il/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discussions >>> >> >> > > > -- > Sincerely, > > Steve > > http://www.words2u.net - GPS points and tracks (mainly in Costa Rica) > > http://www.words2u.net/recipes - Recipe collection >
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