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* [ | * [https://www.openhub.net/p/twiki TWiki on Open Hub] | ||
* [http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Blog/WebHome TWiki blog] | * [http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Blog/WebHome TWiki blog] | ||
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| Original author(s) | Peter Thoeny |
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| Developer(s) | TWiki development team |
| Initial release | July 23, 1998[1] |
| Stable release |
6.1.0 (July 16, 2018) [±] |
| Preview release | none [±] |
| Written in | Perl |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | Multi-lingual |
| Type | Wiki software |
| License(s) | GNU General Public License v2.0 |
| Website | twiki.org |
TWiki is free open-source enterprise collaboration and application platform.
Product history
The TWiki project was founded by Peter Thoeny in 1998 as an open-source wiki-based application platform. Releases of TWiki were versioned using date of release up until February 1, 2006, when versioning changed to a version number, beginning with 4.0.[1] In October 2008, Thoeny's company TWiki.net assumed full control over the TWiki project[2] while much of the developer community[3][4] forked off to join the Foswiki project.[5]
Features
Features of TWiki include[6]:
- auto-linking
- built-in query tools
- e-mail support and integration
- document management
- version control
- user-based access
- customizable interface
- statistics generation
- extensibility
Hardware/software requirements
Server installation requirements for Foswiki include:
- Perl 5.8.0 or higher
- RCS 5.7 or higher with GNU diff 2.7 or higher (optional)
- fgrep, egrep, df, patch, zip, and cron or a cron equivalent
- a supported web server
For more details, see the installation guide.
Videos, screenshots, and other media
- Numerous videos demoing TWiki can be found on the TWiki site.
- Screenshots of TWiki can be found on [twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/TWiki/TWikiScreenshots their site].
Entities using TWiki
Examples of entities using TWiki include[7]:
AS Informatik AG; British Telecommunications; CERN; Cingular Wireless; Disney; Helsinki Institute Of Physics Technology Programme; Honeybee Robotics; Michelin China; Morgan Stanley; Motorola; Novell; SAP; SecureWorks; Texas Instruments; Yahoo!
Further reading
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Appendix A: TWiki Development Time-line". twiki.org. http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/TWiki/TWikiHistory. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ Asay, Matt (29 October 2008). "TWiki's hunt for cash fractures its community". CNET. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10078682-16.html. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ Norris, Will (4 November 2008). "TWiki Watch: TWiki Contributors". foswiki.org. http://foswiki.org/Community/TWikiWatchTWikiContributors. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ Ulrich, Andre (17 November 2009). "Development of Foswiki and TWiki - Get the Facts". WikiRing. http://blog.wikiring.com/Blog/BlogEntry36. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ Morin, Rich (12 December 2008). "TWiki and Foswiki: the road ahead". Rich Morin. http://www.cfcl.com/rdm/weblog/archives/001653.html. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "Main Features of TWiki". AG Softwaretechnik. https://softech.informatik.uni-kl.de/TWiki/MainFeatures. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ↑ "TWiki Success Stories". twiki.org. http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Main/TWikiSuccessStories. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
