- [[TWikiWeb]]: Explains what a %WIKITOOLNAME% web is.
- [[TWikiRegistration]]: Create your account in order to edit topics.
- Documentation:
+ - [[TWikiFAQ]] has a list of frequently asked questions.
- [[TWikiDocumentation]] is the implementation documentation of TWiki.
- [[TWikiHistory]] shows TWiki's implementation history.
- How to edit text:
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+**FAQ:**
+
+Why does the topic revision not increase when I edit a topic?
+
+**Answer:**
+
+The same topic revision will be used when you save a topic again within a certain time frame (one hour by default). This is to prevent unnecessary topic revisions when you do several edit cycles in a row. Note that a new revision **_is_** created if another person edits the same topic, regardless of the time.
+
+See other [[TWikiFAQs]].
+
+-- [[PeterThoeny]] - 27 Nov 2000 <br />
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+**FAQ:**
+
+TWiki has a GPL (GNU General Public License). What is GPL?
+
+**Answer:**
+
+TWiki is distributed under the GNU General Public License, see [[TWikiDownload]]. GPL is one of the free software licenses that protects the copyright holder, and at the same time allows users to redistribute the software under the terms of the license. Extract:
+
+- This program is open source software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+- This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+- See the GNU General Public License for more details, published at <http://www.gnu.ai.mit.edu/copyleft/gpl.html>
+
+Please note that TWiki is not distributed under the LGPL (Lesser General Public Licence), which implies TWiki can only be used with software that is licensed under conditions compliant with the GPL. Embedding in proprietary software requires an alternative license. Contact the author for details.
+
+See other [[TWikiFAQs]].
+
+-- [[PeterThoeny]] - 27 Nov 2000 <br />
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+**FAQ:**
+
+What happens if two of us try to edit the same topic simultaneously?
+
+**Answer:**
+
+The second person gets a warning that the topic is currently being edited by another user. A topic gets locked automatically for some time (default is one hour) when you edit, preview or save the topic. If you get the lock warning you should wait until the lock is gone or contact the other person to ask if you can go ahead and break the lock. See also [[UnlockTopic]].
+
+See other [[TWikiFAQs]].
+
+-- [[PeterThoeny]] - 27 Nov 2000 <br />
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+**FAQ:**
+
+I would like to install TWiki on my server. Can I get the source?
+
+**Answer:**
+
+TWiki is distributed under the [[GnuGeneralPublicLicense]]. You can request the source from <http://TWiki.org/download.html>.
+
+See other [[TWikiFAQs]].
+
+-- [[PeterThoeny]] - 27 Nov 2000 <br />
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+**Frequently Asked Questions around the %WIKITOOLNAME% Tool**
+
+# <a name="TWiki Installation Error"></a> TWiki Installation Error
+
+Incorrect format of search template (missing sections? There should be 4 %SPLIT% tags)
+
+The most up to date list of this FAQ is at <http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/TWiki/TWikiFAQ>.
+
+Other places where you can find an answer to your question:
+
+- [[TWikiDocumentation]]: All you need to know to install and configure %WIKITOOLNAME%.
+- [[TWikiTutorial]]: Get a jump start on TWiki.
+- [[GoodStyle]]: Things to consider when changing text.
+- [[WikiSyntax]], [[TextFormattingRules]]: Easy to learn rules when editing text.
+- [[TextFormattingFAQ]]: Answers to frequently asked questions about text formatting.
+- If you can't find an answer you can ask a question in the TWiki.Support web at <http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Support>.
+
+-- [[PeterThoeny]] - 26 Nov 2000 <br />
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+**FAQ:**
+
+So what is this WikiWiki thing exactly?
+
+**Answer:**
+
+A set of pages of information that are open and free for anyone to edit as they wish. They are stored on a server and managed using some Perl CGI scripts. The system creates cross-reference hyperlinks between pages automatically. See [[WelcomeGuest]] and [[TWikiWeb]] for more information.
+
+See other [[TWikiFAQs]].
+
+-- [[PeterThoeny]] - 27 Nov 2000 <br />
+**FAQ:**
+
+Everybody can edit any page, this is scary. Doesn't that lead to chaos?
+
+**Answer:**
+
%WIKITOOLNAME% is one of many [[WikiWikiClones]], the first one was built by Ward Cummingham. Collaborating the Wiki way is different from other collaboration tools like Usenet. A distinct **_Wiki culture_** forms around these tools:
- Any and all information can be deleted by anyone. Wiki pages represent nothing but discussion and consensus because it's much easier to delete flames, spam and trivia than to indulge them. What remains is naturally meaningful.
- Wiki is far from real time. Folk have time to think, often days or weeks, before they follow up some wiki page. So what people write is well-considered.
-(Quoted from _WhyWikiWorks_ at Ward's original Wiki system, the Portland Pattern Repository, <http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WhyWikiWorks>)
+(quoted from _WhyWikiWorks_ at Ward's original Wiki system, the Portland Pattern Repository, <http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WhyWikiWorks>)
-Related topics: [[TWikiWeb]], [[WelcomeGuest]], [[GoodStyle]], [[WikiSyntax]]
+Related topics: [[TWikiWeb]], [[WelcomeGuest]], [[GoodStyle]], [[WikiSyntax]], [[TWikiFAQ]]
--- [[PeterThoeny]] - 05 Nov 2000 <br />
+-- [[PeterThoeny]] - 27 Nov 2000 <br />
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