If you are building something like WikiSuite, here is some advice.
You will invest a crazy number of hours in this. It is a wise investment to do thorough research into all the Alternatives. Is there really nothing out there which corresponds to your vision?
It's not just the code. You'll be running a full-fledged organization.
Here is an example to illustrate the various roles and responsibilities in a large software project: https://tiki.org/Teams
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Think of the flow from the end user perspective as they move from feature to feature.
End users will have all their data in this. You need to do this having in mind to support it for the next 20+ years
Developers want to jump in and code. Be careful: it's not just building it, it's supporting it for the next 20+ years
WikiSuite was announced in 2011. There were several iterations before getting to today's list of components. Sometimes, changing one component has a cascading effect.
Many hard decisions are about trade-offs. Which interests will you sacrifice in order to make things better overall?
It is to be expected to have a handful of major players in any market segment. They have a different drive / vision / DNA. And this will drive different design decisions and diverse outcomes for end users.