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|founder = [[HelmutLeitner|Helmut Leitner]]<br><small>(founder)</small><!--wiki engine founder & other position(s)--> | |founder = [[HelmutLeitner|Helmut Leitner]]<br><small>(founder)</small><!--wiki engine founder & other position(s)--> | ||
|CEO = ProWiki Team<br><small>(owner)</small> | |CEO = ProWiki Team<br><small>(owner)</small> | ||
|language = | |language = Multilingual | ||
|prog language = Perl | |prog language = Perl | ||
|s/w license = GNU General Public License | |s/w license = GNU General Public License | ||
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'''ProWiki''' development started in {{tag|FoundedIn2001|2001}} by [[HelmutLeitner|Helmut Leitner]] as a {{tag|fork}} from {{tag|UseMod Wiki}}, and since then it is used for wiki community projects at [[WikiServiceAt|WikiService.at]]. ProWiki became {{tag|open source}} software, and {{tag|GNU General Public License}} (GPLed) in March 2006, to make it even more widely available. | '''ProWiki''' development started in {{tag|FoundedIn2001|2001}} by [[HelmutLeitner|Helmut Leitner]] as a {{tag|fork}} from {{tag|UseMod Wiki}}, and since then it is used for wiki community projects at [[WikiServiceAt|WikiService.at]]. ProWiki became {{tag|open source}} software, and {{tag|GNU General Public License}} (GPLed) in March 2006, to make it even more widely available. | ||
Strengths of the ProWiki engine: | ;''Strengths of the ProWiki engine | ||
*flexible {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}} specialised for individual communities and application needs | *[[CamelCase]] and [http://ProWiki.org/prowiki/wiki.cgi?UnderlineLinking underline_linking] link creation, but crucially not [[wikilink]]s | ||
*flexible {{tag|Wiki Engine|wiki engine}} specialised for individual {{tag|Community|communities}} and application needs | |||
*a consistent and extendible architecture grown in a long non-GPL development period | *a consistent and extendible architecture grown in a long non-GPL development period | ||
*a dedication to support active elements and editable active content (like Flash, SVG, Java) through the wiki interface | *a dedication to support active elements and editable active content (like [[:Category:Flash|Flash]], [[:Category:SVG|SVG]], [[:Category:Java|Java]]) through the wiki interface | ||
*the ability to host, support and moderate many wikis at multiple servers by cross-wiki abilities | *the ability to host, support and moderate many wikis at multiple servers by cross-wiki abilities | ||
*multilingual interface languages, available in {{tag|Wiki English|English}}, {{tag|Wiki French|French}}, {{tag|Wiki German|German}}, {{tag|Wiki Hungarian|Hungarian}}, {{tag|Wiki Russian|Russian}}, and {{tag|Wiki Spanish|Spanish}} | |||
;''External links | ;''External links | ||
{{WikiEngineFeatures}} | {{WikiEngineFeatures}} | ||
*[http://ProWiki.org/prowiki/wiki.cgi?ProWikiAndMediaWiki Comparison of ProWiki and MediaWiki] — "use [[:Category:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] if you want to build an encyclopedia or dictionary" | |||
*[http://ProWiki.org/prowiki/wiki.cgi?ProWikiAndTWiki Comparison of ProWiki and TWiki] — "use [[:Category:TWiki|TWiki]] if control and administration are your top priorities" | |||
*[http://ProWiki.org/prowiki/wiki.cgi?ProWikiAndTiddlyWiki Comparison of ProWiki and TiddlyWiki] — "use [[:Category:TiddlyWiki|TiddlyWiki]] if you want to work offline" | |||
*[http://ProWiki.org/prowiki/wiki.cgi?ProWikiAndMoinMoin Comparison of ProWiki and MoinMoin] — "don't use [[:Category:MoinMoin|MoinMoin]], it has lost direction" | |||
''Note:'' the above quotes are attributable to [[HelmutLeitner|Helmut Leitner]][http://ProWiki.org/prowiki/wiki.cgi?WhyProWiki] | |||
*[http://www.ProWiki2.org/pub/prowiki-current.tar.gz Download latest version of ProWiki] — from ProWiki2.org | |||
*[https://SourceForge.net/projects/prowiki/ ProWiki wiki engine] — at SourceForge.net | |||
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The following [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]] are powered by the '''ProWiki''' wiki engine. | The following [[WhatIsWiki|wikis]] are powered by the '''ProWiki''' wiki engine. | ||