it sounds like they had a maintenance page at some point, so perhaps catastrophy happened and then they worked out how to change to a maintenance page. we shouldn't judge when we don't know what happened. it might not be rocket science but it is logistics.
if it was case of they just pulling out the plug (on purpose), then of course that would suck. did the site change? if it did, perhaps they scheduled a proper cut over but it didn't go to plan. who knows. On Jun 3, 12:12 am, Robert Casto <[email protected]> wrote: > All of that would be answered on the page displayed when you hit the site. > It's not rocket science. Just collect every request to the domain and put it > to the home page and say that there is a problem being fixed. Having a dead > site like this shows neglect. Or a lack of concern toward its users. > > On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 10:01 AM, Chris Adamson <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > But what do we take "maintenance mode" to mean? "Maintenance" as in > > "we're currently fixing a problem", or as in "no further enhancements > > or content planned, just keeping the archive around." > > > It's weird -- a year or two ago, jcp.org was supposed to undergo a > > huge do-over that was going to be much more interactive, they debuted > > it for a few days, then immediately pulled it back and acted like it > > never happened. Notice this press release <http://jcp.org/en/press/ > > news/JavaOne_wrapup_2009<http://jcp.org/en/press/%0Anews/JavaOne_wrapup_2009>>, > > which says "Since the new JCP.org website > > supports the push toward transparency and agility, there was a quick > > overview of some of the useful features. For example, the website > > offers discussion boards with adjustable settings (public, observer, > > private), Bugzilla issue tracking, wiki functionality, and a > > customizable JSR watch list. It's easier to register, join and update > > personal profile and contact information, too." Anybody ever notice > > that on the public jcp.org? I think it got pulled before it got > > noticed (or maybe it was a closed beta that I was somehow in?), and a > > year later, it's like it's been forgotten. > > > --Chris > > > On Jun 2, 5:53 am, Fabrizio Giudici <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > BTW, jcp.org works from where I'm now (Zurich). It says: > > > > The JCP.org site is in maintenance mode. > > > Some content is still available only for browsing. > > > Sorry about the inconvenience. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "The Java Posse" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<javaposse%[email protected]> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > > -- > Robert Castowww.IWantFreeShipping.com > Find Amazon Filler Items easily! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
