When I started ikiwiki in 2006, there were no other existing systems that filled quite the niche of generating a static html wiki out of markdown files stored in a VCS. My first blog about ikiwiki looked at some projects that were semi-close, and found them wanting.

My hope was that besides being useful to all its users, ikiwiki would help spread its underlying concepts. Let a thousand flowers bloom! These are some that have sprung up since. --Joey