Deki Wiki just went to a 1.9a release. And finally reverse proxying works on the standard Vmware image install. A quick install, IP configuration and simple apache reverse proxying configuration (see the bug report) and it was off and running. I renamed the server, which meant further email configuration, but that was it. With Deki Wiki installed I took the chance to play around with it a little. It comes with some very slick skins.
Editing pages via WYSIWYG is very easy. The new version has preliminary support for FCKeditor and TinyMCE in addition to the default editor. The default editor still has the most support for features, and the fewest bugs, but it doesn't work with Safari. I tried the FCKeditor, and it worked fine. The editor floats on the web page, which causes some problems, but it is just experimental for now.
Editing pages, creating links and uploading media is straightforward. I'd put Deki Wiki as my clear choice for Wikis at this point.
Redmine
I've been searching for a project management/trouble ticket system. So far I'm voting for Eventum, which I have configured to manage bugs and features. It accepts incoming requests via email, which is great and it was quite easy to configure. It does one thing and it does it well. But I've been hoping I might find a system that can handle tickets as well as a few additional project management features. Trac is a popular choice, and I'm going to evaluate that further. Redmine is a similar Ruby-based tool, with support for some additional features and multiple projects. I added it to my previous Ruby install following the instructions. Configuration was easy except I never got the external svn repository working. I'm not sure if it was just me or a more fundamental bug. Otherwise, the tool was quite well set up.
But in the end the features of the issue tracking weren't as good as Eventum, and the other features (Documents, Files, Milestones) weren't as good as the best of breed for these tasks. I'd rather have great issue tracking and handle the project management features elsewhere.
Editing pages via WYSIWYG is very easy. The new version has preliminary support for FCKeditor and TinyMCE in addition to the default editor. The default editor still has the most support for features, and the fewest bugs, but it doesn't work with Safari. I tried the FCKeditor, and it worked fine. The editor floats on the web page, which causes some problems, but it is just experimental for now.
Editing pages, creating links and uploading media is straightforward. I'd put Deki Wiki as my clear choice for Wikis at this point.
Redmine
I've been searching for a project management/trouble ticket system. So far I'm voting for Eventum, which I have configured to manage bugs and features. It accepts incoming requests via email, which is great and it was quite easy to configure. It does one thing and it does it well. But I've been hoping I might find a system that can handle tickets as well as a few additional project management features. Trac is a popular choice, and I'm going to evaluate that further. Redmine is a similar Ruby-based tool, with support for some additional features and multiple projects. I added it to my previous Ruby install following the instructions. Configuration was easy except I never got the external svn repository working. I'm not sure if it was just me or a more fundamental bug. Otherwise, the tool was quite well set up.
But in the end the features of the issue tracking weren't as good as Eventum, and the other features (Documents, Files, Milestones) weren't as good as the best of breed for these tasks. I'd rather have great issue tracking and handle the project management features elsewhere.
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