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= 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
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= Summary =


Foswiki is a fork of TWiki that was created in 2008.
Foswiki is a fork of TWiki that was created in 2008.
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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
* Similar architecture and Perl-based implementation
        Compatible data structures and file formats (at least initially)
* Compatible data structures and file formats (at least initially)
        Similar markup syntax and features
* Similar markup syntax and features
        Many of the same concepts (webs, topics, plugins, etc.)
* 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.


Since you've been working on TWiki migration and containerization, you might find that Foswiki could be a potential migration target - the shared ancestry means there are tools and documentation for migrating from TWiki to Foswiki, though the projects have diverged over the years since 2008.
= FosWiki Docker =
 
* https://hub.docker.com/r/timlegge/docker-foswiki
* https://foswiki.org/Blog/UpdatingDockerFoswikiTo217
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Latest revision as of 08:11, 1 February 2026

Overview

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.

FosWiki Docker