web commit by RecaiOktas: [Git] Document some design issues.

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@@ -4,18 +4,18 @@ An overview of some of ikiwiki's features:
 ## Uses a real RCS
 
 Rather than implement its own system for storing page histories etc,
 ## Uses a real RCS
 
 Rather than implement its own system for storing page histories etc,

-ikiwiki uses a real RCS. This isn't because we're lazy, it's because a
-real RCS is a good thing to have, and there are advantages to using one
-that are not possible with a standard wiki.
+ikiwiki uses a real Revision Control System. This isn't because we're
+lazy, it's because a real RCS is a good thing to have, and there are
+advantages to using one that are not possible with a standard wiki.

 
 Instead of editing pages in a stupid web form, you can use vim and commit
 
 Instead of editing pages in a stupid web form, you can use vim and commit

-changes via svn. Or work disconnected using svk and push your changes out
-when you come online. Or use git to work in a distributed fashion all the
-time. (It's also possible to [[plugins/write]] a plugin to support other
-systems.)
+changes via [[Subversion]]. Or work disconnected using svk and push your
+changes out when you come online. Or use [[git]], [[tla]], or [[mercurial]]
+to work in a distributed fashion all the time. (It's also possible to
+[[plugins/write]] a plugin to support other systems.)

 
 ikiwiki can be run from a [[post-commit]] hook to update your wiki
 
 ikiwiki can be run from a [[post-commit]] hook to update your wiki

-immediately whenever you commit.
+immediately whenever you commit a change using the RCS.

 
 Note that ikiwiki does not require a RCS to function. If you want to
 run a simple wiki without page history, it can do that too.
 
 Note that ikiwiki does not require a RCS to function. If you want to
 run a simple wiki without page history, it can do that too.


@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ and more. Most of ikiwiki's features are actually provided by plugins.
 Ikiwiki's backend RCS support is also pluggable, so support for new
 revision control systems can be added to ikiwiki.
 
 Ikiwiki's backend RCS support is also pluggable, so support for new
 revision control systems can be added to ikiwiki.
 

-### [[todo/utf8]]
+## [[todo/utf8]]

 
 After rather a lot of fiddling, we think that ikiwiki correctly and fully
 supports utf8 everywhere.
 
 After rather a lot of fiddling, we think that ikiwiki correctly and fully
 supports utf8 everywhere.