TWiki (TM) - A Web Based Collaboration Platform =============================================== What is TWiki? -------------- TWiki is a flexible and powerful web-based collaboration platform that allows you to run a dynamic intranet site, a project development space, a document management system, a knowledge base, an issue tracking system and many other groupware application. TWiki looks and feels like a normal intranet or Web site. Users can freely change or create content from any Web browser, without requiring special browser plugins. Major companies like British Telecom, Sun Microsystems, Motorola and SAP depend on the TWiki platform to increase the productivity of their engineering teams. Features include automatic link generation, full text search, authorization based on groups, Web form handling, email notification of changes, file attachments to Web pages, revision control of pages and attachments, and more. The server-side TWiki Plugins API provides developers with a simple way to build new groupware applications. The GPLed TWiki software and over 100 Plugins can be downloaded from the TWiki.org web site, http://TWiki.org/. TWiki Distribution and License ------------------------------ TWiki is open source software and is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. You can request the latest version of TWiki from http://TWiki.org/ . The LICENSE file, located in the root of the TWiki distribution package, shows your rights and duties on how to use, redistribute and/or modify it. We would appreciate if redistributions of TWiki and its clones retain the license.txt file in its entire form, thus acknowledging the origin of TWiki and the thousands of hours the core team and contributors put into creating this product. TWiki Installation, Support --------------------------- It is important to follow the installation instructions in TWikiDocumentation.html located in the distribution, also at http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/TWiki/TWikiDocumentation Important note: Once you installed TWiki on your own system, make sure to add yourself to the list of TWikiInstallations at http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Main/TWikiInstallations . This helps in getting more exposure --> attracts more developers --> results in a better product. TWiki is free software and does not include any support. There is a TWiki web for support questions, run by TWiki users for TWiki users. Visit http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Support/ if you have any installation questions or questions about TWiki deployment; please do not contact the developers directly. TWiki News, Development and Deployment -------------------------------------- You can always find out the latest news at the TWiki home page at http://TWiki.org/ . The place to collaborate on further TWiki development is at http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/ . ReadmeFirst tells you how to collaborate. Subscribe in WebNotify to stay up to date on latest development issues. Good luck with your collaboration effort and with TWiki. Happy collaboration and twiki'ing. Best regards, The TWiki Developers