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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foswiki | * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foswiki | ||
* https://foswiki.web.cern.ch/ | * https://foswiki.web.cern.ch/ | ||
* https://www.wikimatrix.org/show/Foswiki | |||
* https://collab.phys.unsw.edu.au:4431/bin/view/System/TwentyMinuteTutorial | |||
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The key connection is that Foswiki started from the same TWiki codebase, so they share: | The key connection is that Foswiki started from the same TWiki codebase, so they share: | ||
* Similar architecture and Perl-based implementation | |||
* Compatible data structures and file formats (at least initially) | |||
* Similar markup syntax and features | |||
* Many of the same concepts (webs, topics, plugins, etc.) | |||
After the fork, both projects continued independent development. Foswiki was positioned as having a more community-driven governance model, while TWiki continued under its existing leadership. | After the fork, both projects continued independent development. Foswiki was positioned as having a more community-driven governance model, while TWiki continued under its existing leadership. | ||
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* https://hub.docker.com/r/timlegge/docker-foswiki | * https://hub.docker.com/r/timlegge/docker-foswiki | ||
* https://foswiki.org/Blog/UpdatingDockerFoswikiTo217 | |||
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[[Category:Wiki]] | [[Category:Wiki]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:11, 1 February 2026
Overview
- https://foswiki.org/Home/WebHome
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foswiki
- https://foswiki.web.cern.ch/
- https://www.wikimatrix.org/show/Foswiki
- https://collab.phys.unsw.edu.au:4431/bin/view/System/TwentyMinuteTutorial
Summary
Foswiki is a fork of TWiki that was created in 2008.
The split happened due to disagreements within the TWiki community about governance and development direction. A significant portion of TWiki's core development team and community members decided to fork the project, creating Foswiki as a separate open-source wiki platform.
The key connection is that Foswiki started from the same TWiki codebase, so they share:
- Similar architecture and Perl-based implementation
- Compatible data structures and file formats (at least initially)
- Similar markup syntax and features
- Many of the same concepts (webs, topics, plugins, etc.)
After the fork, both projects continued independent development. Foswiki was positioned as having a more community-driven governance model, while TWiki continued under its existing leadership.