wiki madness

[Matt Domsch]

On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 01:06:06AM -0400, Chuck Anderson wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 02, 2007 at 12:49:31AM -0400, Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams wrote:
> > Option 3: Roll our own TurboGears wiki
> > 
> > Advantages:
> > - We're in control (workflow, features, upstream, etc.)
> > - Integration with FAS is trivial
> > 
> > Disadvantages:
> > - Almost no current specifications
> > - Minimal existing code (based on requirements)
> > - Smaller developer base
> > - Content many need to be transcribed (based on requirements)
> > - GSoC work may need retooling (based on requirements)
> 
> Won't there be performance problems with a TurboGears-based wiki?  I 
> thought MirrorManager was having issues with TG performance and had to 
> enable form-data caching to get acceptable performance at the cost of 
> possibly stale data.  I don't know the details behind it, but that was 
> the reason I was given for why when you edit forms in MM it sometimes 
> returns old pre-edit field values.

correct.  Now, my TG-foo may not strong enough to overcome this, but
perhaps it's easier for others?

I'm still not convinced to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

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Matt Domsch
Linux Technology Strategist, Dell Office of the CTO
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