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Shawndouglas: /* External links */ Updated Open Hub link

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External links: Updated Open Hub link

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	==External links==		==External links==

	* [~~http~~://www.~~ohloh~~.net/p/Foswiki Foswiki on ~~Ohloh~~]		* [https://www.openhub.net/p/Foswiki Foswiki on Open Hub]
	* [http://foswiki.org/Blog/WebHome Foswiki blog]		* [http://foswiki.org/Blog/WebHome Foswiki blog]

Shawndouglas: Added internal link.

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Added internal link.

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	==Product history==		==Product history==

	Foswiki began as a fork of the TWiki project and was launched in October 2008<ref name="FW10TooLinux">{{cite web \|url=http://www.toolinux.com/article/foswiki-1-est-de-la-revue \|title=Foswiki 1.0 est de la revue \|publisher=TooLinux.com \|date=13 January 2009 \|accessdate=09 November 2012}}</ref> when a dispute about the future direction of TWiki could not be settled, resulting in the decision of nearly all key TWiki contributors to fork.<ref name="TWikiRelaunch">{{cite web \|url=http://www.twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/RelaunchTWikiOrgProject \|title=Relaunch TWiki.org Project \|author=Thoeny, Peter; Barton, Tom \|publisher=TWiki \|date=27 October 2008 \|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="CNETAsay">{{cite web \|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10078682-16.html \|title=TWiki's hunt for cash fractures its community \|author=Asay, Matt \|publisher=CNet \|date=29 October 2008 \|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="FWForkProLinux">{{cite web \|url=http://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/13406/hauptentwickler-verlassen-twiki.html \|title=Hauptentwickler verlassen TWiki \|author=Baader, Hans-Joachim \|publisher=Pro-Linux \|date=31 October 2008 \|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="FoswikiWhy">{{cite web \|url=http://foswiki.org/About/WhyThisFork \|title=Foswiki - Why this fork? \|author=Clemens, Arthur \|publisher=Foswiki \|date=31 January 2009 \|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref> On January 9, 2009, a 1.0.0 version of Foswiki was released by the development team.<ref name="FWNews" /> Work continued steadily on the project through 2011, adding functionality and fixing bugs up to version 1.1.4, released on December 20, 2011.<ref name="FWNews" /> However, the release cycle slowed in 2012, with only one release (1.1.5) occurring as of November 2012.		Foswiki began as a fork of the [[TWiki]] project and was launched in October 2008<ref name="FW10TooLinux">{{cite web \|url=http://www.toolinux.com/article/foswiki-1-est-de-la-revue \|title=Foswiki 1.0 est de la revue \|publisher=TooLinux.com \|date=13 January 2009 \|accessdate=09 November 2012}}</ref> when a dispute about the future direction of TWiki could not be settled, resulting in the decision of nearly all key TWiki contributors to fork.<ref name="TWikiRelaunch">{{cite web \|url=http://www.twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/RelaunchTWikiOrgProject \|title=Relaunch TWiki.org Project \|author=Thoeny, Peter; Barton, Tom \|publisher=TWiki \|date=27 October 2008 \|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="CNETAsay">{{cite web \|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10078682-16.html \|title=TWiki's hunt for cash fractures its community \|author=Asay, Matt \|publisher=CNet \|date=29 October 2008 \|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="FWForkProLinux">{{cite web \|url=http://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/13406/hauptentwickler-verlassen-twiki.html \|title=Hauptentwickler verlassen TWiki \|author=Baader, Hans-Joachim \|publisher=Pro-Linux \|date=31 October 2008 \|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="FoswikiWhy">{{cite web \|url=http://foswiki.org/About/WhyThisFork \|title=Foswiki - Why this fork? \|author=Clemens, Arthur \|publisher=Foswiki \|date=31 January 2009 \|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref> On January 9, 2009, a 1.0.0 version of Foswiki was released by the development team.<ref name="FWNews" /> Work continued steadily on the project through 2011, adding functionality and fixing bugs up to version 1.1.4, released on December 20, 2011.<ref name="FWNews" /> However, the release cycle slowed in 2012, with only one release (1.1.5) occurring as of November 2012.

	Since the fork occurred in 2008, code bases have diverged significantly. However, Foswiki continues to maintain compatibility with content written for TWiki.		Since the fork occurred in 2008, code bases have diverged significantly. However, Foswiki continues to maintain compatibility with content written for TWiki.

Shawndouglas: /* Entities using Foswiki */ Grammar

2012-11-10T16:26:16Z

Entities using Foswiki: Grammar

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	==Entities using Foswiki==		==Entities using Foswiki==

	Examples of entities using ~~Fosiki~~ include<ref name="FWExamps">{{cite web \|url=http://foswiki.org/About/ExampleSites \|title=Public sites running Foswiki \|publisher=foswiki.org \|accessdate=09 November 2012}}</ref>:		Examples of entities using Foswiki include<ref name="FWExamps">{{cite web \|url=http://foswiki.org/About/ExampleSites \|title=Public sites running Foswiki \|publisher=foswiki.org \|accessdate=09 November 2012}}</ref>:

	ARM, Motorola; Mystic Coders LLC ; Pioneer Investments Management Ltd; Qbranch Stockholm AB; Spitzer Space Telescope Infrared Spectrograph; Taxonomy Research & Information Network; Testo AG ; The Paul Scherrer Institute; University of Minnesota		ARM, Motorola; Mystic Coders LLC ; Pioneer Investments Management Ltd; Qbranch Stockholm AB; Spitzer Space Telescope Infrared Spectrograph; Taxonomy Research & Information Network; Testo AG ; The Paul Scherrer Institute; University of Minnesota

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

Shawndouglas: /* History */

2012-11-10T16:25:42Z

History

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	==Product history==		==Product history==

	~~== History==~~

	Foswiki began as a fork of the TWiki project and was launched in October 2008<ref name="FW10TooLinux">{{cite web \|url=http://www.toolinux.com/article/foswiki-1-est-de-la-revue \|title=Foswiki 1.0 est de la revue \|publisher=TooLinux.com \|date=13 January 2009 \|accessdate=09 November 2012}}</ref> when a dispute about the future direction of TWiki could not be settled, resulting in the decision of nearly all key TWiki contributors to fork.<ref name="TWikiRelaunch">{{cite web \|url=http://www.twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/RelaunchTWikiOrgProject \|title=Relaunch TWiki.org Project \|author=Thoeny, Peter; Barton, Tom \|publisher=TWiki \|date=27 October 2008 \|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="CNETAsay">{{cite web \|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10078682-16.html \|title=TWiki's hunt for cash fractures its community \|author=Asay, Matt \|publisher=CNet \|date=29 October 2008 \|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="FWForkProLinux">{{cite web \|url=http://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/13406/hauptentwickler-verlassen-twiki.html \|title=Hauptentwickler verlassen TWiki \|author=Baader, Hans-Joachim \|publisher=Pro-Linux \|date=31 October 2008 \|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="FoswikiWhy">{{cite web \|url=http://foswiki.org/About/WhyThisFork \|title=Foswiki - Why this fork? \|author=Clemens, Arthur \|publisher=Foswiki \|date=31 January 2009 \|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref> On January 9, 2009, a 1.0.0 version of Foswiki was released by the development team.<ref name="FWNews" /> Work continued steadily on the project through 2011, adding functionality and fixing bugs up to version 1.1.4, released on December 20, 2011.<ref name="FWNews" /> However, the release cycle slowed in 2012, with only one release (1.1.5) occurring as of November 2012.		Foswiki began as a fork of the TWiki project and was launched in October 2008<ref name="FW10TooLinux">{{cite web \|url=http://www.toolinux.com/article/foswiki-1-est-de-la-revue \|title=Foswiki 1.0 est de la revue \|publisher=TooLinux.com \|date=13 January 2009 \|accessdate=09 November 2012}}</ref> when a dispute about the future direction of TWiki could not be settled, resulting in the decision of nearly all key TWiki contributors to fork.<ref name="TWikiRelaunch">{{cite web \|url=http://www.twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/RelaunchTWikiOrgProject \|title=Relaunch TWiki.org Project \|author=Thoeny, Peter; Barton, Tom \|publisher=TWiki \|date=27 October 2008 \|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="CNETAsay">{{cite web \|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10078682-16.html \|title=TWiki's hunt for cash fractures its community \|author=Asay, Matt \|publisher=CNet \|date=29 October 2008 \|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="FWForkProLinux">{{cite web \|url=http://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/13406/hauptentwickler-verlassen-twiki.html \|title=Hauptentwickler verlassen TWiki \|author=Baader, Hans-Joachim \|publisher=Pro-Linux \|date=31 October 2008 \|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="FoswikiWhy">{{cite web \|url=http://foswiki.org/About/WhyThisFork \|title=Foswiki - Why this fork? \|author=Clemens, Arthur \|publisher=Foswiki \|date=31 January 2009 \|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref> On January 9, 2009, a 1.0.0 version of Foswiki was released by the development team.<ref name="FWNews" /> Work continued steadily on the project through 2011, adding functionality and fixing bugs up to version 1.1.4, released on December 20, 2011.<ref name="FWNews" /> However, the release cycle slowed in 2012, with only one release (1.1.5) occurring as of November 2012.

	Since the fork occurred in 2008, code bases have diverged significantly. However, Foswiki continues to maintain compatibility with content written for TWiki.		Since the fork occurred in 2008, code bases have diverged significantly. However, Foswiki continues to maintain compatibility with content written for TWiki.

	==Features==		==Features==

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	'''Foswiki''' is free open-source wiki and collaboration software that acts as an application platform for web-based applications.		'''Foswiki''' is free open-source wiki and collaboration software that acts as an application platform for web-based applications. The "fos" in "Foswiki" stands for "free and open-source," emphasizing the developers' commitment to open-source software.


	==Product history==		==Product history==

			== History==

			Foswiki began as a fork of the TWiki project and was launched in October 2008<ref name="FW10TooLinux">{{cite web \|url=http://www.toolinux.com/article/foswiki-1-est-de-la-revue \|title=Foswiki 1.0 est de la revue \|publisher=TooLinux.com \|date=13 January 2009 \|accessdate=09 November 2012}}</ref> when a dispute about the future direction of TWiki could not be settled, resulting in the decision of nearly all key TWiki contributors to fork.<ref name="TWikiRelaunch">{{cite web \|url=http://www.twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/RelaunchTWikiOrgProject \|title=Relaunch TWiki.org Project \|author=Thoeny, Peter; Barton, Tom \|publisher=TWiki \|date=27 October 2008 \|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="CNETAsay">{{cite web \|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10078682-16.html \|title=TWiki's hunt for cash fractures its community \|author=Asay, Matt \|publisher=CNet \|date=29 October 2008 \|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="FWForkProLinux">{{cite web \|url=http://www.pro-linux.de/news/1/13406/hauptentwickler-verlassen-twiki.html \|title=Hauptentwickler verlassen TWiki \|author=Baader, Hans-Joachim \|publisher=Pro-Linux \|date=31 October 2008 \|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="FoswikiWhy">{{cite web \|url=http://foswiki.org/About/WhyThisFork \|title=Foswiki - Why this fork? \|author=Clemens, Arthur \|publisher=Foswiki \|date=31 January 2009 \|accessdate=10 November 2012}}</ref> On January 9, 2009, a 1.0.0 version of Foswiki was released by the development team.<ref name="FWNews" /> Work continued steadily on the project through 2011, adding functionality and fixing bugs up to version 1.1.4, released on December 20, 2011.<ref name="FWNews" /> However, the release cycle slowed in 2012, with only one release (1.1.5) occurring as of November 2012.

			Since the fork occurred in 2008, code bases have diverged significantly. However, Foswiki continues to maintain compatibility with content written for TWiki.

	==Features==		==Features==

			Features of Foswiki include<ref name="Steadfast">{{cite web \|url=http://steadfast.net/services/foswiki.cloud.hosting.php \|title=FosWiki Cloud Hosting \|publisher=Steadfast Networks \|accessdate=09 November 2012}}</ref>:

			* e-mail support and integration
			* form management
			* WYSIWYG text editing interface
			* document management
			* user-based access
			* built-in query tools
			* multiple data views
			* version control
			* customizable interface
			* multi-language support
			* extensibility

	==Hardware/software requirements==		==Hardware/software requirements==

			Server installation requirements for Foswiki include:

			* Perl 5.8.8 or higher
			* RCS 5.7 or higher with GNU diff 2.7 or higher (optional)
			* ''fgrep'', ''egrep'', and ''cron'' or a ''cron'' equivelant
			* a supported web server

			For more details, see the [http://foswiki.org/System/InstallationGuide#SystemRequirements installation guide].

	==Videos, screenshots, and other media==		==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

			* Numerous videos demoing Foswiki can be found on the [http://foswiki.org/Community/FoswikiVideos Foswiki site].

			* Screenshots from 2009 can be found on [http://www.flickr.com/photos/kalyxo/sets/72157612409488168/ Flickr].

	==Entities using Foswiki==		==Entities using Foswiki==
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	==Further reading==		==Further reading==

			* {{cite web \|url=http://foswiki.org/About/WhyThisFork \|title=Foswiki - Why this fork? \|author=Clemens, Arthur \|publisher=Foswiki \|date=31 January 2009}}

	==External links==		==External links==

			* [http://www.ohloh.net/p/Foswiki Foswiki on Ohloh]
			* [http://foswiki.org/Blog/WebHome Foswiki blog]

	==References==		==References==

Shawndouglas: Created article stub. Will add more later.

2012-11-09T22:57:16Z

Created article stub. Will add more later.

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{{Infobox software
| name = Foswiki
| title = Foswiki
| logo = [[File:Foswiki_logo.png|200px]]
| screenshot = 
| caption =
| collapsible =
| author =
| developer = [http://foswiki.org/Development/CurrentActiveDevelopers Foswiki development team]
| released = {{Start date|2009|01|09}}(1.0.0)<ref name="FWNews">{{cite web |url=http://foswiki.org/About/ProjectUpdate |title=Foswiki - Project Update |publisher=foswiki.org |accessdate=09 November 2012}}</ref>
| discontinued =
| frequently updated = yes
| programming language = JavaScript, Perl
| operating system = Cross-platform
| platform =
| size =
| language = Multi-lingual
| status =
| genre = Wiki software
| license = GNU General Public License v2.0
| website = [http://foswiki.org/ foswiki.org]
}}

'''Foswiki''' is free open-source wiki and collaboration software that acts as an application platform for web-based applications.

==Product history==

==Features==

==Hardware/software requirements==

==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

==Entities using Foswiki==

Examples of entities using Fosiki include<ref name="FWExamps">{{cite web |url=http://foswiki.org/About/ExampleSites |title=Public sites running Foswiki |publisher=foswiki.org |accessdate=09 November 2012}}</ref>:

ARM, Motorola; Mystic Coders LLC ; Pioneer Investments Management Ltd; Qbranch Stockholm AB; Spitzer Space Telescope Infrared Spectrograph; Taxonomy Research & Information Network; Testo AG ; The Paul Scherrer Institute; University of Minnesota

==Further reading==

==External links==

==References==
<references />


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