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What is WikiSuite?
WikiSuite is a Free / Libre / Open Source software (FLOSS) enterprise suite
What is Free / Libre / Open Source software (FLOSS) ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software
What is an enterprise suite?
The enterprise suite category is for solutions for organizations that cover more than 10 traditional software categories in an integrated fashion (ex.: logins work throughout all features, etc.). Software categories differ depending on the source and evolve over time, but here is a typical example.
What makes WikiSuite special?
It is the most comprehensive and integrated Free / Libre / Open Source enterprise software suite ever developed
What do you mean by comprehensive and integrated
comprehensive: WikiSuite offers most (80%+) of the data and information management features all organizations need
integrated: The end goal is that all parts of WikiSuite look and act consistantly. One login for everything, one search box for everything, etc. We are not 100% there yet, but we are closer than the other FLOSS offerings, and have a realistic ((roadmap) to get there. See answer about Bootstrap below.
What are components?
They are the individual software applications that comprise WikiSuite. Please see: Software Components
How were components picked?
Very carefully 😊 Please see: component criteria.
Do I have to use everything in the Suite?
No. Don't install / activate what you don't need.
Can I replace part of the Suite?
Yes, it's all Free / Libre / Open Source (FLOSS). You can use different components which suits you better (legacy data, better features, etc.) Please do share why / how you did this so other can learn and make better choices for their projects.
What is the license?
All Software Components are released under an OSI-approved license. Please see each component page for the specific license.
Since the WikiSuite is formed of various components, how will it have consistency in the user interface?
- We are working to move all components to Bootstrap (a front-end web framework).
Is WikiSuite multi-tenant?
No. The main use case is to set up a server (virtual or physical) for each project. But several domains can be supported as aliases, so you could have both example.org and example.com but only one user johh.smith
Would it be possible to make it multi-tenant?
- ClearOS is not, but domain alias is easy.
- Openfire is not, and domain alias requires some trickery
- Kolab can be
- Tiki can be but requires significant configuration. Domain alias is easy.
An alternative: Orchestrator
Why is it called WikiSuite?
Let's take both words (according to Wiktionary):
- wiki: A collaborative website which can be directly edited merely by using a web browser, often by anyone with access to it.
- suite: A group of related computer programs distributed together.
So it's collection of software working well together that facilitates teams working well together. Wikis are historically about collaboration on textual content in web pages (which was a limitation of the technology of the day). However, for WikiSuite, it's to faciliate collaboration through any type of content:
- web pages for unstructed content (wiki) and structured content (spreadsheets, databases, business applications)
- files
- emails
- drawings
- real time communication (XMPP and WebRTC)
It's mostly through a browser but some non-browser software is supported). Ex.: the IMAP protocol to manage email via a desktop or mobile client.
What are the alternatives
Please see: Alternatives
What are the future plans?
Please see: Projects, Roadmap and To do
Rest of content is still at https://suite.tiki.org/Tiki+Suite+FAQ