[ale] wiki choices

[George Allen]

I believe mediawiki allows a xml dump format which allows you to
backup to a format that's standard across versions, even if the
database  schemas change.

On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
> That seems to be the disadvantage of a flat-file process. Speed would be
> another if the size grows to much.
>
> At least with a database backend, the process is constrained to schema that
> must be updated during (breakage) updates.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 2:47 PM, Pete Hardie <pete.hardie at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> That rings a faint bell - it's been a few years since then, and my
>> work group started using another wiki (administered by someone else)
>> so I let it lapse
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 13:31, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hmm. That upgrade difficulty sounds familiar. Was it a format
>> > incompatibility between versions?
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 1:28 PM, Pete Hardie <pete.hardie at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I used moinmoin for a while (until i had to upgrade and had
>> >> difficulties porting the files), and it seemed very simply to use.
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 13:08, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > I'm setting up a wiki for in-house use primarily for technical
>> >> > documentation. I've used Confluence before and will not be using it
>> >> > for
>> >> > this. It's a very capable platform but I hate managing the java crap
>> >> > and
>> >> > this use will require a license fee that will not get budget
>> >> > approval.
>> >> >
>> >> > So I'm more interested in the Open-Source stuff anyway and budget
>> >> > dictates a
>> >> > free beer version is required. I'm not a fan of php or mysql but have
>> >> > worked
>> >> > with both. I've seen some comparisons of wiki tools but I'm more
>> >> > interested
>> >> > in real world use and not testing articles.
>> >> >
>> >> > What have you used?
>> >> > What did you like?
>> >> > What did you not like?
>> >> > How did you use it?
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm currently leaning toward moinmoin and docuwiki.
>> >> >
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>> >> > James P. Kinney III
>> >> >
>> >> > As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to
>> >> > consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as
>> >> > they
>> >> > please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the
>> >> > outcome.
>> >> > - 2011 Noam Chomsky
>> >> >
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>> >> >
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>> > As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to
>> > consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as
>> > they
>> > please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the outcome.
>> > - 2011 Noam Chomsky
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> As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to
> consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as they
> please, and those who survive will be left to contemplate the outcome.
> - 2011 Noam Chomsky
>
> http://heretothereideas.blogspot.com/
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