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BlueSpice goes SemanticsSMWCon, Barcelona 2015
Richard Heigl, Hallo Welt! – Medienwerkstatt GmbH
Agenda
BlueSpice: State of the project
The general strategy for the next years and links to Semantic MediaWiki / Cargo
Some examples of what integration could mean
Collaboration and next steps
Nice idea, but many open questions? Discussion
– Requirements
– Known problems
– Priorities
BlueSpiceState of the Project
3
History
• 2010: Hallo Welt started BlueSpice
• 2015: New and easier subscription model
Intention
• Get most important and maintained MW extensions
• Get additional commercial extensions by Hallo Welt!
• Deliver not only a collection of extensions,
but an integrated and standardised product
• With good usability
• Deliver reliable development and services
• Offer BlueSpice as additional service for software developers, web agencies
and service providers
BlueSpiceMediaWiki Enterprise Distribution
History
• 2010: Hallo Welt started BlueSpice 2010
• 2015: New and easier subscription model
Intention
• Get most important and maintained MW extensions
• Get additional commercial extensions by Hallo Welt!
• Deliver not only a collection of extensions,
but an integrated and standardised product
• With good usability
• Deliver reliabel development and services
• Offer BlueSpice as additional service for software developers, web agencies
and service providers
BlueSpiceMediaWiki Enterprise Distribution
SMW is inherent part
of the distribution
Free edition
• 1.500 downloads per month,
130 countries, >50 languages
• Mostly used for internal and
public wikis
• Cheap alternative to
Confluence
Pro edition
• Additional business critical functions
• Subscription of software maintenance and
support
BlueSpiceDelivered in two editions
Free edition
• 1.500 downloads per month,
130 countries, >50 languages
• Mostly used for internal and
public wikis
• Cheap alternative to
Confluence
Pro edition
• Additional business critical functions
• Subscription of software maintenance and
support
BlueSpiceDelivered in two editions
Easy „system“
for customers and partners
8
Where are we?Google Trends says: Next to Semantic MediaWiki
9
Where are we?Google Trends says: Next to Semantic Media Wiki
OK, that‘ s not
really comparable
10
Where are we?Google Trends says: Next to Semantic Media WikiSMW and BlueSpice
need more
visibility and a boost
OK, that‘ s not
really comparable
On the way
• WebDAV - work with documents like in Sharepoint (edit directly from the
browser)
• MediaWiki VisualEditor support
• Import of content packages
Three big issues
• Extension and update management
• Usability and grafical user interface
• Restructuring of the product
RoadmapTechnical development 2016
Update and Extension ManagementProviding software for subscribers
BlueSpiceThe general strategy for the next years and links to Semantic MediaWiki / Cargo
13
Customers use BlueSpice for …
• Knowlegebases
• Manuals
• Documentation: „Living
documents“
They‘re more and more looking for …
• Support of metadata (lists,
forms e.a.)
• Content packages
• Templates
• Structures 14
Why Semantic?Experiences and perspective of Hallo Welt!
Edition and RepositoryProduct and Add-ons
Search
Editing Communication
Task and Ideas
Editorial ToolsQuality
Assurance
Bookmaker
WikiDocs
SemanticsVisualisation
Administration
BlueSpice pro Repository and
Marketplace
MediaWiki
Extensions
BlueSpice
Extensions
TemplatesSemantic
Extensions
Edition and RepositoryProduct and Add-ons
Search
Editing Communication
Task and Ideas
Editorial ToolsQuality
Assurance
Bookmaker
WikiDocs
SemanticsVisualisation
Administration
BlueSpice pro Repository and
Marketplace
MediaWiki
Extensions
BlueSpice
Extensions
Templates
Could this become an appropriate template
repository? Or do we need something else?
Semantic
Extensions
• Semantic MediaWiki
• Semantic Forms
• Semantic Forms Inputs
• Semantic Result Formats
• Semantic Extra Special Properties
• External Data
• Page Schemas
Next release:
• Cargo
SemanticsIncluded extensions today
• Semantic MediaWiki
• Semantic Forms
• Semantic Forms Inputs
• Semantic Result Formats
• Semantic Extra Special Properties
• External Data
• Page Schemas
Next release:
• Cargo
SemanticsIncluded extensions today
Your
recommendations?
BlueSpice goes SemanticsSome examples of what integration could mean
19
20
Semantic Forms IntegrationVisual Editor in forms and text fields
21
BSGridA result format with ExtJS
22
Bookmaker IntegrationProduce dynamic content for book export
BlueSpice goes SemanticsCollaboration and next steps
23
Semantic MediaWiki
• Many different use cases
• Innovative and new solutions
• Community of MediaWiki experts
• No ecosystem
BlueSpice
• Reliability and stability as mission
• Ecosystem
• Semantic support but not the core business
Collaboration and next stepsTwo worlds
Sharing
• Infrastructure
• Publication of use cases and service providers
Delivery and reselling of templates
• Via BlueSpice Shop / Marketplace
• In a second step via repository
Collaboration and next stepsPossible projects
Extension development
• Integrate and maintain semantic extensions
• Working together on alternative skins (e.g. Chameleon, Bootstrapskin)
Partner program
• Technical partnerships
• Cloud and hosting partnerships
Collaboration and next stepsPossible projects
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• Requirements
• Known problems
• Priorities
DiscussionNice ideas, but many questions …
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