Introduction To Wikis
Kyle Waters
UGOTTA
What is a wiki?
- Wiki is a Hawaiian word for quick
- A Wiki is a software package installed on a webserver
- Wiki software allows webpages to be created from a webpage
- A Wiki uses a mark up language to make "quick web pages"
Why?
- People with no knowledge of HTML can create a web page
- Multiple people can easily edit a web page
- Built in revision tracking
Where?
- Documentation
- Planning
- Knowledge transfer
- Group Histories
- Any collaboration
Documentation for technical processes
Documentation for participating in a group
Planning group outings (such as bbq)
Position responsibilities
Wiki Software
- MediaWiki
- DokuWiki
- MoinMoin
- KWiki
- TWiki