<s>
BlueSpice	B-Protocol
is	O
free	B-Application
wiki	B-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
based	O
on	O
the	O
MediaWiki	B-Application
engine	O
and	O
licensed	O
with	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
General	I-License
Public	I-License
License	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
especially	O
developed	O
for	O
businesses	O
as	O
an	O
enterprise	O
wiki	B-Protocol
distribution	O
for	O
MediaWiki	B-Application
and	O
used	O
in	O
over	O
150	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
freely	O
available	O
version	O
BlueSpice	B-Protocol
free	B-Application
is	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
wiki	B-Protocol
computer	O
programs	O
for	O
knowledge	O
management	O
in	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
has	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
wiki	B-Protocol
based	O
on	O
MediaWiki	B-Application
since	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
origins	O
of	O
the	O
later	O
BlueSpice	B-Protocol
software	O
go	O
back	O
to	O
an	O
initiative	O
by	O
the	O
IBM	O
CTO	O
Gunter	O
Dueck	O
,	O
who	O
initiated	O
an	O
internal	O
company	O
wiki	B-Protocol
for	O
IBM	O
Germany	O
in	O
2007	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
bluepedia	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
model	O
for	O
the	O
bluepedia	O
project	O
was	O
Wikipedia	O
and	O
accordingly	O
the	O
platform	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
MediaWiki	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
decided	O
to	O
publish	O
their	O
wiki	B-Protocol
as	O
free	B-Application
and	O
open-source	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
stable	O
version	O
of	O
BlueSpice	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
MediaWiki	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
July	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
this	O
point	O
on	O
,	O
a	O
free	B-Application
download	O
has	O
been	O
available	O
at	O
SourceForge	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
release	O
of	O
BlueSpice	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
couple	O
of	O
extensions	O
and	O
has	O
developed	O
into	O
a	O
complete	O
stand-alone	O
distribution	O
which	O
has	O
the	O
latest	O
MediaWiki	B-Application
as	O
a	O
core	O
system	O
but	O
offers	O
in	O
the	O
free	B-Application
version	O
more	O
than	O
50	O
distinct	O
extensions	O
and	O
a	O
completely	O
different	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
independent	O
sources	O
,	O
the	O
BlueSpice	B-Protocol
free	B-Application
distribution	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
wiki	B-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
for	O
knowledge	O
management	O
in	O
organisations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
released	O
the	O
completely	O
reworked	O
version	O
BlueSpice	B-Protocol
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
BlueSpice	B-Protocol
developers	O
this	O
release	O
aims	O
for	O
opening	O
up	O
BlueSpice	B-Protocol
for	O
freelance	O
developers	O
in	O
the	O
global	O
MediaWiki	B-Application
community	O
and	O
multiple	O
language	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
BlueSpice	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
MediaWiki	I-Protocol
became	O
a	O
project	O
of	O
Translatewiki.net	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
central	O
features	O
of	O
BlueSpice	B-Protocol
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Visual	O
editing	O
:	O
allowing	O
editing	O
without	O
any	O
knowledge	O
of	O
wiki	B-Protocol
code	O
(	O
WYSIWYG	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Search	O
and	O
navigation	O
:	O
An	O
extended	O
search	O
(	O
Elasticsearch	B-Application
)	O
offers	O
improved	O
search	O
functionalities	O
,	O
like	O
faceted	O
search	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
provides	O
common	O
features	O
like	O
autocomplete	O
and	O
search	B-Application
as	I-Application
you	I-Application
type	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BlueSpice	B-Protocol
is	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
PHP	B-Application
programming	I-Application
language	I-Application
and	O
uses	O
MySQL	B-Application
,	O
Apache/IIS	O
,	O
Tomcat	B-Language
(	O
optional	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editions	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
an	O
existing	O
MediaWiki	B-Application
installation	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
installation	O
that	O
includes	O
MediaWiki	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
every	O
single	O
extension	O
can	O
be	O
deactivated	O
,	O
BlueSpice	B-Protocol
editions	O
integrate	O
and	O
standardize	O
extensions	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
user	O
experience	O
and	O
maintenance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
MediaWiki	B-Application
standard	O
all	O
extensions	O
are	O
published	O
under	O
the	O
GPLv3	B-License
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NameVersionDate	O
of	O
issueNotable	O
changesBlueSpice	O
1basic2010-11-171.0.12011-09-071.12012-03-15Performance	O
improvements	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
postgreSQL	O
and	O
Oracle	O
databases1.20.02012-12-211.20.12013-01-171.21.02013-06-12BlueSpice	O
22.22.02013-11-27Completely	O
reworked	O
skin	O
,	O
reworked	O
PermissionManager	O
and	O
UserManager	O
,	O
new	O
internationalisation	O
framework	O
,	O
FlexiSkin	O
,	O
Dashboards	O
,	O
Notifications	O
extension	O
,	O
StateBar	O
(	O
with	O
"	O
similar	O
pages	O
"	O
)	O
2.22.12014-02-132.22.22014-05-082.23.02014-12-09Integrated	O
package	O
installer	O
for	O
MediaWiki	B-Application
and	O
BlueSpice	B-Protocol
,	O
support	O
of	O
MobileFrontend	O
,	O
rewritten	O
skin	O
,	O
support	O
of	O
memcached	O
caching	O
,	O
translations	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
40	O
languages	O
,	O
reworked	O
localisation	O
,	O
context	O
menues2.23.12015-06-252.23.22015-11-30Improved	O
integration	O
of	O
Semantic	O
MediaWiki	B-Application
and	O
BlueSpice	B-Protocol
,	O
compatibility	O
with	O
MediaWiki	B-Application
's	O
VisualEditor2.23.32016-05-312.27.02016-11-09New	O
extensions	O
:	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
compatibility	O
with	O
MediaWiki	B-Application
1.272.27.12017-04-06ExtendedFileList	O
,	O
CategoryManager	O
,	O
Logged	O
Reviews	O
,	O
Review	O
with	O
semantic	O
properties	O
,	O
Compatibility	O
with	O
PHP7	O
2.27.22017-07-20Updated	O
Visual	O
Editor	O
,	O
Insert	O
templates	O
function	O
,	O
filtering	O
of	O
all	O
special	O
pages	O
,	O
revised	O
permission	O
manager	O
with	O
new	O
mouse-over	O
function	O
,	O
daily	O
or	O
weekly	O
combined	O
notifications	O
,	O
inserting	O
signatures	O
,	O
integration	O
and	O
visualization	O
of	O
dynamic	O
maps.2.27.32018-04-18Patch	O
releaseBlueSpice	O
33.02018-10-17Social	O
:	O
an	O
activity	O
,	O
communication	O
and	O
interaction	O
layer	O
,	O
Extended	O
Search	O
:	O
based	O
on	O
Elasticsearch	B-Application
,	O
Responsive	O
skin	O
"	O
Calumma	O
"	O
supports	O
mobile	O
view	O
and	O
touch	O
interaction	O
,	O
Graphical	O
list	O
:	O
new	O
interface	O
element	O
for	O
better	O
usability	O
,	O
MediaWiki	B-Application
VisualEditor	O
:	O
native	O
support	O
for	O
wikitext	O
,	O
Role-based	O
permissions	O
:	O
simplifies	O
rights	O
configuration	O
,	O
reworked	O
authentication	O
stack	O
:	O
LDAP	O
and	O
SAML	O
authentication3.12018-09-19Revised	O
title	O
bar	O
and	O
navigation	O
(	O
subpages	O
,	O
discussion	O
pages	O
,	O
categories	O
,	O
revision	O
status	O
)	O
,	O
UX	O
enhancements	O
,	O
full	O
screen	O
mode	O
,	O
improved	O
search	O
scoring	O
,	O
enhanced	O
table	O
formatting	O
and	O
font	O
colors	O
,	O
improved	O
document	O
embedding	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
NGINX	O
web	O
server	O
,	O
performance	O
enhancements	O
,	O
improved	O
screen	O
reader	O
support	O
,	O
delivery	O
of	O
Semantic	O
MediaWiki	B-Application
3.0	O
,	O
release	O
of	O
BlueSpice	B-Protocol
repositories	O
,	O
public	O
docker	O
image	O
for	O
BlueSpice	B-Protocol
freeBlueSpice	O
44.12022-01-19Combined	O
major	O
and	O
minor	O
release	O
:	O
New	O
standard	O
Discovery	O
skin	O
,	O
new	O
FlexiSkin	O
feature	O
,	O
new	O
workflow	O
feature	O
,	O
tasks	O
,	O
BPMN	O
diagrams	O
,	O
two-factor	O
authentication	O
,	O
enhanced	O
connectivity	O
,	O
structured	O
data	O
import	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Word	O
import	O
(	O
BlueSpice	B-Protocol
Pro	O
)	O
upload	O
,	O
split	O
content	O
,	O
preview	O
,	O
page	O
list	O
;	O
file	O
attachments	O
;	O
improved	O
file	O
upload	O
function	O
;	O
enhanced	O
blog	O
permissions	O
;	O
new	O
dialogue	O
for	O
PDF	O
export	O
;	O
enhanced	O
workflow	O
activities	O
;	O
tag	O
inspectors	O
;	O
editor	O
for	O
navigation	O
menus	O
.	O
</s>
