Hi Emanuele
wiki is perfect for always-on users; eveyone else is most time
off-line (me first*);
Yes but I don't think that that's a reason to drop wiki; it's just a weakness that we'll have to manage around. Local copies can be obtained - but editing will have to be kept separate until online.
- Docbook is an industry standard and using it as is allows easy
generating many end-user formats (though I don't know if the local printing house would accept it raw; they used to accept raw PostScript files, a few years ago) at no cost;
There's an extension to generate .pdf files from wiki pages, but generating a book format - from a first to last page would require extra effort. This is because a wiki uses a more flexible information approach: a network model to browse data instead of the hierarchical model found in books.
Cheers Jason