[OpenAFS] Improving collaboration

Matthew N. Andrews mnandrews@lbl.gov
Thu, 10 Jan 2002 07:51:22 -0800


> I've long found Wiki attractive, though it was a bit confusing at first.
> I worry a bit that the format might be a bit off-putting for potential
> contributers.  Since I share Ken's worries (see below) about getting the
> necessary support from the community, this may be an issue.  Are there
> other collaborative authoring tools that are both free-form as well as
> highly intuitive and accessible?

the biggest advantage that I've found with wiki is that your viewer, and your
editor are
both just your web browser. I don't have to do a context switch to go from
reading documentation to fixing it. also I find that having a revision history is
highly desireable.
just my .02$