Wiki

Wikis are collaboratively written and edited content that is published on the internet. The online encyclopedia Wikipedia is the most well-known wiki; other common uses of wikis include enterprise and community knowledge bases, educational resource sites, and software documentation.

3 tips for effectively using wikis for documentation

Using a wiki for documentation isn't a new idea. Countless open source projects do. If you're looking for a way to write and publish documentation quickly, a wiki can be a…

Global citizens unite to improve housing with open design and development

Mass-scale collaboration in free and open source software has proven so successful the concept has expanded to free and open source hardware. A strong case can be made that…

Free education resources from Curriki and Sankoré wikis

From the days of Gutenberg, technology has been linked to education. Curriki and Sankoré use open source to bring high-quality education to people who need it, and otherwise…

5 reasons wikis rock for documentation

You may not have noticed, but people often become attached to their favorite technology. This could be a mobile phone, a programming language, or a text editor. When you work…

Open access platform to save the Odia Indian language

In February 2014, the Government of India declared the South Asian language Odia as the 6th classical language of India which is one among 22 scheduled languages of India and…

The story of Aaron Swartz and his fight for open

A new documentary about the life of Aaron Swartz was released in June this year. It recounts the story of one of the most impactful young talents of the Internet age, and the…

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