sortof OT: wiki software

2009-06-15 Thread Jason Hayes
I know that this may be a Chevy vs. Ford, or which distro is the best distro kind of question, but I need to find a solid, easy to use wiki setup for people who may or may not be terribly tech-savvy. I will set it up (so that doesn't need to be part of the weighting), but I need to figure out

Re: sortof OT: wiki software

2009-06-15 Thread Stephen
the 4 that come to mind as easy to use/set up wordpress drupal movable type joomla wordpress is probably the most simpel to work with and set up and drupal is more complicated to set up but very easy to run. and i think better for sites that have 5+ users or a need to synch with Ldap or AD

Re: sortof OT: wiki software

2009-06-15 Thread Alan Dayley
None of the CMS options in your list are a wiki. True, users can be allowed to edit pages or stories in these systems, but they are not wikis. Alan On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:34 AM, Stephencryptwo...@gmail.com wrote: the 4 that come to mind as easy to use/set up wordpress drupal movable

Re: sortof OT: wiki software

2009-06-15 Thread Jason Hayes
Yeah. I am already using Drupal for the main site. However, I want to set up (only) a wiki. I won't need to have the blog, calendar, etc. modules on this site. -- Jason Hayes On Monday 15 June 2009 09:48:29 am Alan Dayley wrote: None of the CMS options in your list are a wiki. True, users

Re: sortof OT: wiki software

2009-06-15 Thread Ryan Rix
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 10:03 AM, Jason Hayesja...@jasonhayes.org wrote: Yeah. I am already using Drupal for the main site. However, I want to set up (only) a wiki. I won't need to have the blog, calendar, etc. modules on this site. Then go mediawiki; once it's up, it's dead simple. Plus, its

Re: sortof OT: wiki software

2009-06-15 Thread koder
I have had success with using PmWiki. I have set up three or four sites with it. One was for a group of non technical people. I received zero complaints about difficulty using it. It can be set up with different levels of security. There are add-on modules for increased capability though I have

Re: sortof OT: wiki software

2009-06-15 Thread Joe
I've found that the hardest part of using a wiki for most people is the wiki markup. I tried to implement a wiki at work but nobody understood how to use it so nobody used it. I looked into changing over to a wiki with WYSIWYG input (specifically Wikka Wiki), but the idea was eventually (and

Re: sortof OT: wiki software

2009-06-15 Thread Jason Hayes
I'll take a look. Thanks! -- Jason Hayes On Monday 15 June 2009 10:06:33 am koder wrote: I have had success with using PmWiki. I have set up three or four sites with it. One was for a group of non technical people. I received zero complaints about difficulty using it. It can be set up

Re: sortof OT: wiki software

2009-06-15 Thread Jason Hayes
I foresee that being a big block to the wiki's use. As I said, most of the people using the wiki will be non-tech types. They're also doing this project as an add on to their normal work duties, so if there is a steep learning curve for the markup, they may grow weary of the project quickly.

Re: sortof OT: wiki software

2009-06-15 Thread Ryan Rix
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 10:39 AM, Jason Hayesja...@jasonhayes.org wrote: I foresee that being a big block to the wiki's use. As I said, most of the people using the wiki will be non-tech types. They're also doing this project as an add on to their normal work duties, so if there is a steep

Re: sortof OT: wiki software

2009-06-15 Thread Charles Jones
Jason Hayes wrote: I foresee that being a big block to the wiki's use. As I said, most of the people using the wiki will be non-tech types. They're also doing this project as an add on to their normal work duties, so if there is a steep learning curve for the markup, they may grow weary of

RE: sortof OT: wiki software

2009-06-15 Thread Bob Elzer
Here is a real simple self contained wiki Tiddly Wiki. http://www.tiddlywiki.com/ -Original Message- From: plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto:plug-discuss-boun...@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Jason Hayes Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 9:15 AM To: Main PLUG

Re: sortof OT: wiki software

2009-06-15 Thread Chris Gehlker
On Jun 15, 2009, at 9:15 AM, Jason Hayes wrote: I know that this may be a Chevy vs. Ford, or which distro is the best distro kind of question, but I need to find a solid, easy to use wiki setup for people who may or may not be terribly tech-savvy. I will set it up (so that doesn't

wiki features

2009-06-15 Thread der.hans
moin moin, we've got the thread about which wiki, but first we need to know what wiki capabilities to look at. The one we're using allows exporting the pages to ODF, which can then be used to generate PDF. This has been great for genertating partner and customer data. . unlimited revisioning .

Re: sortof OT: wiki software

2009-06-15 Thread Mike Schwartz
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Chris Gehlker canyon...@mac.com wrote: On Jun 15, 2009, at 9:15 AM, Jason Hayes wrote: I know that this may be a Chevy vs. Ford, or which distro is the best distro kind of question, but I need to find a solid, easy to use wiki setup for people who

RE: sortof OT: wiki software

2009-06-15 Thread Bob Elzer
From the wiki leader http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wiki_software list by programming language. Another page, how to choose a wiki http://www.iterating.com/productclasses/Wiki-Engines Wiki Choice wizard http://www.wikimatrix.org/wizard.php _ From:

Wildcard SSL difficulties.

2009-06-15 Thread keith smith
I'm working on a CentOS box that has a main site and several test sites setup as sub-domains. The main site has an SSL and is setup on an IP by itself. The sub-domains are setup as virtual hosts. All is working well. The server is a managed server and we recently upgraded to a wild

Re: ABLEconf 2009 planning

2009-06-15 Thread Alan Dayley
I might be able to help in some capacity. What date, if any, is targeted for this year's event? Alan On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:09 PM, der.hanspl...@lufthans.com wrote: moin moin, it's time to get ABLEconf 2009 going. Please join the ABLEconf discuss list and join our meetings Sunday nights

Re: ABLEconf 2009 planning

2009-06-15 Thread der.hans
Am 15. Jun, 2009 schwätzte Alan Dayley so: I might be able to help in some capacity. What date, if any, is targeted for this year's event? That's open for debate. We'll discuss it at Sunday's IRC meeting. To me it looks like we should target early Oktober.

Re: ABLEconf 2009 planning

2009-06-15 Thread Alan Dayley
May want to consider sometime around Geek Week AZ, Nov 6-15. http://azgeekweek.com/ Alan On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:59 PM, der.hanspl...@lufthans.com wrote: Am 15. Jun, 2009 schwätzte Alan Dayley so: I might be able to help in some capacity.  What date, if any, is targeted for this year's