DPRG mailing list archives: [DPRG] wiki

Sat Feb 2 12:03:09 CST 2008

The link is http://www.wikimatrix.org  (NOT .com)

There are 89 Wiki packages (if I counted them right).

I started to look at them and it is overwhelming.

>From my looking at them, I would prefer one with a spell checker and one
that allows mathematical formulas.

The one feature I am not sure of is WYSIWYG Editing. My initial
impression is yes it would be helpful for anyone wanting to contribute
(not just Wiki experts). What are other people's thoughts on this?

Beyond that, most of the other requirements are more for the system
administrator (Steve) to worry about.

Kip

On Sat, 2008-02-02 at 09:46 -0600, R. Steven Rainwater wrote:
> There's actually a Dokuwiki already running on the box from a previous
> DPRG project. All we'd need to do is write the glue code to integrate
> the login with the main site so we don't have to have multiple logins.
> DokuWiki is pretty simple and has the advantage of not needing an SQL
> database. 
> 
> I'm open to using MediaWiki (or variants) as well. There are a lot of
> wiki packages around these days and there's a cool site called
> wikimatrix.com that can be used to search for or compare features. I'll
> want anything we run to be free software (free as in speech - GPL). I'd
> prefer something small and fast that doesn't need an SQL database but
> that's not an absolute requirement. Something template based that we can
> theme to match the look and feel of the rest of the site would be nice
> also. We can toss around some ideas at the RBNO next Tuesday.
> 
> -Steve
> 
> On Fri, 2008-02-01 at 19:10 -0800, Glenn Pipe wrote:
> > I have some experience in setting up a wiki. I did some research into
> > it and figured out that DekiWiki would best suit some basic needs:
> > 
> > - Simple to use (no weird pseudo html knowledge needed), in other
> > words, uses a WYSIWYG editor
> > - Free, Open source
> > 
> > I noticed the HBRC uses Media Wiki, which is a pretty good wiki
> > (Wikipedia uses it), but I found one that I think is better which is
> > Deki Wiki. Deki Wiki is actually derived from Media Wiki. It uses a
> > WYSIWYG editor, which makes it easy for everyone to use and more
> > likely for people to contribute. There are a couple ways to use Deki
> > Wiki. One is to install the software on a machine that has internet
> > access or another way is to use wiki.is to make a wiki page/site.
> > 
> > I think a club wiki is a great idea.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Glenn
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: "ed at okerson.com" <ed at okerson.com>
> > To: dprglist at dprg.org
> > Sent: Friday, February 1, 2008 7:27:50 PM
> > Subject: RE: [DPRG] Spring Outdoor Contests #1 and #2, addendum2:
> > navigation
> > 
> > I'll second, or is it third, that!!!
> > 
> > I have seen many fine postings pass through this list, as well as the
> > other robotics mailing lists, but David's recent posts on how it is
> > actually done are most excellent.
> > 
> > Recently the Home Brew Robotics Club started a wiki where they are
> > attempting to build up a large knowledge base on all things robotic. 
> > Perhaps we should consider something similar, or at least contributing
> > to
> > theirs:
> > 
> > http://hbrobotics.org/wiki/index.php5/Main_Page
> > 
> > It is generally easier to find information in a wiki than in mailing
> > list
> > archives.
> > 
> > Ed Okerson
> > 
> > > Amen to that Robert!
> > >
> > > Great work David.  I think the amateur robotics community as a whole
> > gains
> > > when people take the time to think something through and document
> > it.
> > > Given the fact that it is an amateur community we to often think we
> > are
> > > off
> > > the hook in the documentation dept and that only hurts ourselves
> > (used in
> > > the context of the larger group).  When I see these sorts of posts I
> > > smile
> > > and know that our peers and those who come after us will benefit
> > greatly,
> > > so
> > > I offer up my humble praise to you.  -Thank You.
> > >
> > > -Kenneth
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: dprglist-bounces at dprg.org [mailto:dprglist-bounces at dprg.org]On
> > > Behalf Of Robert F. Scheer
> > > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 10:48 AM
> > > To: dprglist
> > > Subject: Re: [DPRG] Spring Outdoor Contests #1 and #2, addendum2:
> > > navigation
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, 2008-02-01 at 09:33 -0600, David wrote:
> > >> Howdy,
> > >>
> > >> I sat down to write a follow-up to the post on the DPRG outdoor
> > >> robot challenges #1 and #2, on the subject of obstacle avoidance
> > >> for challenges #3 and #4.
> > >>
> > >
> > > dpa,
> > >
> > > These postings on getting ready for the upcoming challenges are
> > > beautifully written and greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > - Robert
> > >
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