On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 8:41 PM, Rob Lanphier <robla(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
If, for example, we can build some sort of
per-revision indicator of
markup language (sort of similar to mime type) which would let us
support multiple parsers on the same wiki, then it would be possible
to build alternate parsers that people could try out on a per-article
basis (and more importantly, revert if it doesn't pan out). The
thousands of MediaWiki installs could try out different syntax
options, and maybe a clear winner would emerge.
Or you end up supporting 5 different parsers that people like
for slightly different reasons :)
-Chad