Just curious: is this project still active? The last update I see dates 
back to last November... Thanks,

Alberto


Pedro Kröger wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
> (I'm sorry I took longer than I said I would, but I had to update my
> server before I did any work on the faq.)
> 
> I tested ikiwiki [1] and phpmyfaq [2] as two potential technologies to
> store the lisp FAQ. As a preview of each tool, I put two "mock" lisp
> FAQs [3] available on my server, one using ikiwiki:
> 
>     http://genos.mus.br/lispfaq/
> 
> and the other using phpmyfaq:
> 
>     http://genos.mus.br/lispfaq2/
> 
> feel free to play with them.
> 
> here is my list of pros and cons for ikiwiki:
> 
> * pros
>   - can be edited on-line (just like a wiki) and off-line (it uses git)
>   - simple and clean
>   - uses a "standard" format (markdown)
>   - very css friendly (all visual things can be changed)
>   - has a page for discussion (like wikipedia)
>   - distributed: each git clone is a full repo of the wiki. If I decide
>   to go nuts and live in the Bahamas (not a bad idea) the lisp faq can
>   be easily set up by anyone with a git clone
> 
> * cons
>   - not really a faq manager
>   - has no top 10 list or rating system
> 
> here is my list of pros and cons for myphpfaq:
> 
> * pros
>   - professional feel (whatever that means)
>   - user can ask questions without signing in
>   - bells and whistles: top 10 lists, rating, last five questions, etc
>   - translation system (want a faq in Latvian?)
> 
> * cons
>   - too complex (bureaucratic) to admin. each faq item has to be
>   approved by the admin
>   - too bondage and discipline (grab your whip, kwaa-tissshhh!)
>   - centralized: the whole thing is in a mysql database. what if I go to
>   the Bahamas and forget to backup?
>   - no "standard" format
> 
> My personal choice is ikiwiki. I really love being able to edit pages
> off-line with emacs (git push updates the wiki automagically). OTOH,
> maybe phpmyfaq will be easier for beginners. What do you think?
> 
> (I collected all lisp-related questions I could find in a gigantic
> org-mode file and I'm ready to populate the new-new-new-new faq)
> 
> Pedro
> 
> Footnotes: 
> [1] http://ikiwiki.info/
> 
> [2] http://www.phpmyfaq.de/
> 
> [3] just a few questions on each faq so you can get the flavor for each
> system
> 

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