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Why Pro Wiki
The key points in favour of
ProWiki
are:
ProWiki
is easy to use
ProWiki
has unrivaled flexibility (see
WikiFractality
)
to support specific application needs (see
WikiApplications
)
to put configuration options in the hand of the users (see
WikiContextuality
)
to order and structure wiki content (see
OrderAndStructure
)
to create individual wiki identities (see
WikiIndividuality
)
to make content available as data (see
VirtualData
)
to support integration with the neighbourhood (see
InterWikiTechnologies
)
to allow integration of external software and data (see
ProWikiInterfaces
)
ProWiki
is
OpenSource
ProWiki
supports standards, as far and as soon as they are available
ProWiki
has very low maintenance and administrative costs, especially if you want many wikis (see
WikiProvider
,
LargeOrganisations
)
ProWiki
offers ways to
EarnMoneyWithProWiki
Special strengths of
ProWiki
:
AutomaticLinking
-- eases everyday work
OrderAndStructure
-- create the optimal structures for your knowledge
InterWikiTechnologies
-- strengthen your wiki by connecting to other communities
WikiContextuality
-- everyone may adapt and configure the wiki
WikiFractality
-- adapt parts of the wiki to special needs
ProWikiInterfaces
-- ways to integrate external software and data and make the whole system configurable
Security
-- coded in
Perl
Direct comparisons to other
WikiEngines
:
ProWikiAndMediaWiki
-- use
MediaWiki
if you want to build an encyclopedia or dictionary
ProWikiAndTWiki
-- use TWiki if control and administration are your top priorities
ProWikiAndTiddlyWiki
-- use
TiddlyWiki
if you want to work offline
ProWikiAndMoinMoin
-- don't use
MoinMoin
, it has lost direction
Use
ProWiki
if you want to:
build or support communities --
ProWiki
gives you the flexibility to tune the wikis to special needs and give them a unique individuality
support various
WikiApplications
, e. g. in a larger corporation or organization or in the role of a
WikiProvider
EarnMoneyWithProWiki
-- we offer cooperation and chances to earn money as a
ProWikiProvider
or in
WikiProfessions
About the
ProWiki
future:
ProWiki
has been under continuous development since early 2001
ProWiki
became
OpenSource
in April 2006 and it has even more
AmbitiousGoals
for the future
ProWikiPhilosophy
-- we try to understand what wiki really means and have a clear direction for our work
ProWikiPriorities
-- our guidelines for the social and technical development of wiki
FutureDevelopments
-- larger developments that are reasonable to predict
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