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== To Do List ==
Projects to mention
  * Borges from Mandriva
  * DocBookWiki
  * SilkPage
== Projects ==
This section lists current projects relevant to developing a web-based Document Management System (DMS) for DocBook.
=== Borges ===
  * homepage: http://www1.mandrivalinux.com/documentation/project/Borges/
  * engine: apache + perl
  * pros: translation support, fairly mature project
  * cons: uses LaTeX toolchain, not aesthetically pleasing interface
  * comments:
=== DocBookWiki ===
  * homepage: http://doc-book.sourceforge.net/homepage/
  * engine: apache + php
  * pros: nice interface, uses xsltproc
  * cons: demo site looks buggy, not sure about ongoing development
  * comments:
=== MoinMoin ===
  * homepage: http://moinmoin.wikiwikiweb.de/
  * engine: apache + python
  * pros: already used for official Ubuntu wiki
  * cons: although it can be made to generate DocBook, natively it is stored in WikiText
  * comments:
    * according to MoinMoin wiki "MoinMoin 1.3.5 supports DocBook parsing and generation."
      * see http://moinmoin.wikiwikiweb.de/DocBook
=== SilkPage ===
  * homepage: http://silkpage.markupware.com/
  * engine: apache + java
  * pros: beautiful pages, simple design
  * cons: uses DocBook Website document type not Book, not sure about licensing
  * comments:
=== Sarma ===
  * homepage: http://live.gnome.org/LiveDocumentationEditing
  * engine: Apache + Python
  * pros: active development
  * cons: does not support Docbook at all, no plans to either, simple text editor.
  * comments: a Docbook plugin could be created for this by us.

Goals

The goals of this page are...

  • to review projects for web-based management of DocBook documentation

  • to suggest ideas and strategies for web-based DocBook management

  • to complement DocBookEditors but focus on web-based tools

Projects

This section lists current projects relevant to developing a web-based Document Management System (DMS) for DocBook.

Borges

DocBookWiki

MoinMoin

SilkPage

Sarma

  • homepage: http://live.gnome.org/LiveDocumentationEditing

  • engine: Apache + Python
  • pros: active development
  • cons: does not support Docbook at all, no plans to either, simple text editor.
  • comments: a Docbook plugin could be created for this by us.

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