Wiki recommendations -- Practical Experience

[Patton Echols]

Luis Paulo wrote:
> On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 6:46 PM,  <p.echols at comcast.net> wrote:
>   
>> Greetings:
>>
>> I have been reading up on some of the popular wikis.  I am looking for recommendation based on practical experience. Below are what I think I know so far:
>>
>> Basic Use Case:
>> Intra-net wiki for project collaboration, production environment with two prime users and about a dozen max.  Goals are maintaining common "whiteboard to do lists" and project Collaboration.  Will be installed on an existing, working LAMP stack.
>>
>> Here are my "Requirements" in order of importance:
>>
>> 1. Easy for end Users.  The end users are NOT "computer people".  (Have basic office skills though)
>> 2. Document output to hard-copy (preferably by hierarchy)
>>   a. Can Export pages to O.O. or PDF
>>   b  As an alternative to "a" can print pages to look like a word processing document, not a "web" document.
>>   c. Or provides a document version control that can handle OO docs or MSWord
>> (The major project involves creating materials for a board meetings, if the users can collaborate in the wiki that is great, but eventually they need to create hard copy packets for attendees)
>> 3. Version regression
>> 4. Flexibility to import various document / media types and format for display. (pdf, jpeg, spreadsheet . . .)
>> 5. Configurable display
>> 6. Easy to install and maintain.  Though I am not on the production team, I have to run the darn thing! (and not getting paid for it).
>>
>> Here are those I have read about so far with comments:
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>> MediaWiki : Looks like it may be overkill, and I did not find any info about exporting:
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>> Twiki : Lots of optional plugins, not clear that there are document exporters, but it does promise to provide document revision control (2.c.)  I'd be interested in knowing how that works.
>>
>> MoinMoin : Looks like a good candidate.  There is at least one exporter to OO format I could find.  I've closed their page at the moment, but I seem to recall that links need to be in CamelCase.  Not good for end product.
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>> TiddlyWikki : Underkill, no revision backup
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>> Ikiwiki, PMWiki, WikkaWikki, and Dokuwiki : these are some on line commentators "favorites" but I have given only cursory looks and run out of time to read until this evening.
>>
>> If anyone can share thoughts, I'd be grateful.
>>     
>
> Hi
>
> I use Mediawiki for a while now. I don't like it very much, but it's
> as good as the next one regarding what I don't like.
>
> I understand you want/need someone to give you an experienced help on
> deciding what wiki to use. But you also ask for thoughts, and that's
> what you'll get from me :)
>   

Thanks, I have not responded to each thought, but you help me refine my 
thinking.  I appreciate it.  I do plan on "just trying one" pretty soon.