From: Rick DeNatale <rick.denatale@...>
Date: 2006-10-25T11:47:32+09:00
Subject: Re: Recommendations for a Ruby Wiki, preferably with bidi support?

On 10/23/06, Alder Green <alder.green@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks everyone for the information.
>
> My conclusion is that currently there is no compelling Ruby Wiki solution.
>
> Instiki has too few active developers (only one, apparently?). Pimki
> is similarly afflicted.
>
> Though I greatly prefer Ruby as a technology, I can't commit to a
> system that has such a tiny developer - and accordingly also user -
> communities.
>
> It's a shame that there is no attractive Ruby Wiki. I guess the reason
> is that PHP already had several mature, advanced Wikis (as well as
> CMSes, BBs..), with large communities of active developers, when Ruby
> started to become popular.
>
> My next step is to investigate non-Ruby Wikis, with Dokuwiki being the
> first, as it was recommended by James and seems to fit my (rather
> humble :-) requirements.

You might have a look at mediawiki.  It's quite full-functioned (it's
what runs wikipedia).  For PHP code it's also quite well structured.

The one thing which some find lacking in mediawiki is a sophisticated
permissions system.  But folks looking for that should probably be
looking at a CMS rather than a wiki.  You can set up mediawiki to
require registration before editing, and there are a few roles for
administration vs. contributors.

-- 
Rick DeNatale

My blog on Ruby
http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/