General FAQ
This FAQ answers the general Wandora questions. There exists separate FAQ for Wandora user also.
What is Wandora?
Wandora is a software application to build, edit, and publish Topic Maps.
What can I do with the Wandora
With Wandora you can
- Create and edit topic maps
- Extract data from various file formats and data repositories.
- Publish topic maps in various formats.
More generally Wandora suits well for
- collecting, combining, aggregating, managing, and publishing information and knowledge
- knowledge mashups
- document management and publishing
- modeling and prototyping
- ontology creation and management
- mind and concept mapping
- language technology applications
- graph visualizations
- knowledge format conversions
See features for more complete list of Wandora's capabilities. As listed application areas sound very wide you may want to see also real-life projects for implementation ideas.
What I am allowed to do with Wandora
Grip Studios Interactive, the copyright holder and creator of Wandora grants you a GNU GPL license for the Wandora application.
Wandora contains numerous extractors such as Last.fm extractor that transfer open web feeds to a topic map format. Wandora application license does not cover the usage of extracted knowledge. If you are planning to use extracted knowledge beyond personal usage you should always consult original knowledge owner and the feed provider to get an appropriate license for the extracted material.
What do I need in order to use Wandora?
You need
Internet connection is a great addition if you are planning to use web feed extractors.
Can I get the source code of Wandora?
Yes. Wandora is an open source software. Wandora's source code can be downloaded here. Also Wandora's javadocs are available at [1]
Can I get support for Wandora?
At the moment we are able to give you modest support. Please write your support request at Wandora Forum.
If you require frequent support or training please contact us directly with support 
wandora.org. To ensure your mail not being trashed by our spam filter use keyword [WANDORA] in the title of your email message. Support policy is updated frequently depending on the number of open support requests and our general project status.
Can I contribute the Wandora project
Yes, we would like to see not only developers but also testers and documentation writers. Contact us via email as described above and ask how you contribute the project best.
Is there a discussion forum for Wandora
Yes, discussion forum is avalable here.
I found a bug in the Wandora
We appreciate your bug reports. Please leave a note about the bug at the Wandora Forum or email it to us support wandora.org. To ensure your mail not being trashed by our spam filter use keyword [WANDORA] in the title of your email message.
Wandora is an ongoing project and definetely has bugs and some features are unfinished.
Who are you guys?
People behind the Wandora are Aki Kivelä and Olli Lyytinen. Current Wandora team members are Kivelä, Lyytinen, and Antti Tuppurainen. Wandora's history dates back to 2000 and current version of Wandora owes a great deal to Pasi Hytönen and Marko Wallgren. Pasi Hytönen was part of second generation Wandora team. Marko Wallgren participated the initial Wandora team and was the man behind Kiasmart, the first application of long line of Wandora products. Wandora's logo (the pieced plate) was originally designed by Jarno Wallgren for Kiasmart, the first Wandora application. Elias Tertsunen has contributed the GraphBrowser Flash application in Wandora samples.
Wandora application has been created in Grip Studios Interactive. Grip is a small Finnish software company specialized in challenging internet applications. The company was founded 1996. Grip Studios Interactive is privately owned and profitable. You may contact the company at office gripstudios.com. To ensure your mail not being trashed by our spam filter use keyword [WANDORA] in the title of your email message.
Our contact address is
Grip Studios Interactive Oy Kristianinkatu 15 FIN-00170 Helsinki Finland
Visit us virtually with Google. Our WWW site is at [2].
