| | 1 | = Future development = |
| | 2 | |
| | 3 | == Software selection == |
| | 4 | |
| | 5 | === eXist === |
| | 6 | * Advantages |
| | 7 | * Xml support |
| | 8 | * already in use at MPIWG |
| | 9 | * Disadvantages |
| | 10 | * not scalable for many documents |
| | 11 | * not really stable |
| | 12 | * upload of documents sometimes produces system crashes |
| | 13 | |
| | 14 | === mediaWiki === |
| | 15 | * Advantages |
| | 16 | * scalable |
| | 17 | * stable |
| | 18 | * version control system |
| | 19 | * many users worldwide |
| | 20 | * user interface |
| | 21 | * simple (e.g. for data uploads) |
| | 22 | * user know this system |
| | 23 | * many extensions / templates |
| | 24 | * [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Cite footnotes] |
| | 25 | * [http://wikisource.org presentation of old books] |
| | 26 | * programming: php, Java over JavaBridge |
| | 27 | * free software |
| | 28 | * Disadvantages |
| | 29 | * XML support has to be implemented (relative easy) |
| | 30 | |
| | 31 | === eSciDoc === |
| | 32 | * Advantages |
| | 33 | * scalable |
| | 34 | * already in use at MPIWG |
| | 35 | * Disadvantages |
| | 36 | * not in use by many users |
| | 37 | * very complicated API |
| | 38 | * not many (free) developers |
| | 39 | |
| | 40 | === JackAss === |
| | 41 | * Advantages |
| | 42 | * scalable |
| | 43 | * already in use at MPIWG |
| | 44 | * XML support |
| | 45 | * Disadvantages |
| | 46 | * performance of many queries not tested |
