| | 1 | Kwiki (V1) was originally envisioned to be a Perl based Wiki system where each component of the system was a plugin, and plugins could do just about anything. |
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| | 5 | In KwikiV3, plugins are still very important, but we want to build a more solid foundation, so that people can build even better plugins. |
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| | 7 | V3 Has the following design goals: |
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| | 9 | = Kwiki is a Wiki |
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| | 11 | In the past, Kwiki was pretty much about experimentation in the guise of being a wiki. In the future, Kwiki will focus on being a very solid wiki for people who simply want a great wiki. |
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| | 13 | = Let Kwiki Be Kwiki |
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| | 15 | Kwiki 2 did important work to all Kwiki 1 to still work while making massive changes to certain things. |
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| | 17 | Kwiki 3 will make these massive changes. |
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| | 19 | I want to end up where most/many of the old plugins still work. Many plugins will go away simply because they will become core features. |
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| | 21 | = Kwiki is Markup Agnostic |
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| | 23 | All wikis seem to have their own WikiTextMarkup. WikiCreole is an attempt to make a standard. Kwiki just has WikiPages. You can request these pages in any number of formats including: |
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| | 25 | * XHTML |
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| | 26 | * WikiwygHtml |
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| | 27 | * KwikiV1Format |
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| | 28 | * KwikiV3Format |
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| | 29 | * MediaWikiFormat |
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| | 31 | etc... |
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| | 33 | You can edit and store pages in any of these formats. Kwiki will be the first wiki to serve pages in any format. |
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| | 35 | = Pages are REST Objects |
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| | 37 | Pages and other useful objects in the system will all be available via RESTful uris. |
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| | 39 | = Transclusions Rock |
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| | 41 | We want to support [[Transclusion]]s, because they're bad ass and useful. |
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