Just to check, here - do I still need to go ahead and do a build of this locally for testing, or is this being addressed?
On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 5:54 AM, Javier Fernandez-Sanguino <[email protected]>wrote: > (Sorry, I replied to Paul and not to the list) > > On 21 October 2013 08:01, Paul Wise <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Javier, > > > > I note that manpages.debian.net is down. I asked DSA on IRC and they > > said you haven't responded for their calls for help moving it to another > > machine and that they would not be re-enabling it without responsive > > maintainers for the service. > > FWIW nobody contacted me regarding this service. So I do not see how I > can be considered "unresponsive" and not "responding to calls for > help". To the best of my knowledge I have not received any email > regarding planned downtime (or the need for migration of this > service). I'm unable to find any such notice in my mailbox, and > neither I see a note in debian-services-admin (the list where > services' administrators have to monitor for such issues) or in > debian-project. > > Had I received either advance warning or warning post-incident I would > have taken action. I'm surprised by DSA's response here. > > Should I have found out about the downtime myself? I don't have a > monitoring system in place to warn me when this service is unavailable > (I actually asked DSA about this last year), and I don't use it myself > every day. Consequently, it is unlikely I will know it's down unless > somebody notifies me. > > The first notice I have received is via these emails (sent by users) > to the debian-doc mailing list. > > > Are you still interested in maintaining this service? > > Yes, I am. I gave invested quite some time on the service and want to > keep it running for our users. > > Could someone tell me in which DSA-managed host should I setup this > new service? I will need not only shell access (which I assume is > readily available for DDs), I will also need to change the web > server's configuration (so access to the configuration files + rights > to restart it would be fine, but a point of contact is good enough > too). > > > > Is anyone else on the debian-doc list interested in helping provide > > web-accessible manual pages for Debian users? > > As you pointed out, setting up a replica of this service should be > easy (I tried to document all the setup in the debian-doc repo and the > code is fully up-to-date). Some of the steps might not be obvious, but > the setup is easily repeatable in another host. > > Anyway, if I get pointed to where should I move the service too I will > try to get the service running (DNS change + software installation and > configuration) through this week. > > Best regards, > > Javier > > PS: Sorry, no signed e-mail during work hours, I don't have my GPG key > available. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [email protected] > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/cab9b7uvswrngswyrm7fm91doalxkvd7uk7uyo1bbr0djpdc...@mail.gmail.com > > -- Warmest Regards, *Robert W. Oliver II *Website <http://rwo2.com/> | LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/in/robertoliver>| Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/rwoii> | Twitter<https://twitter.com/rwoliver2>| Google+ <https://plus.google.com/u/0/110280022729487168955> Check out my latest book – The Bravest of Souls<http://www.thebravestofsouls.com/>
