Just make sure there is at least one redundant backup being made periodically. I've seen way too many project wikis disappear due to hardware failure, business failure or people disappearing for whatever reason.
I've been pulling a weekly ZIP backup of the current Wiki on an automated scheduled job for the last (long) while. Make sure something like that is possible with any new arrangement. Joe. On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 6:26 PM, Sunburned Surveyor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I posted a message to the main OSGeo mailing list to inquire about the > possibility of having the OSGeo host our OpenJUMP wiki. (I made this > inquiry at Stefan's request.) In order to have the OSGeo host our wiki > we would have to do the following: > > - Find someone at the OSGeo with the appropriate level of access that > was willing to do the system administration tasks needed to set-up and > maintain the wiki. (I do not have this level of access.) > > - Submit a motion to the System Administration Committee requesting > the set-up of the wiki, which will need to be approved by the OSGeo > board after a brief review period. > > In my modest opinion, this is a fair amount of work for something as > simple as a wiki. However, I believe it is a worthwhile step if > OpenJUMP plans on becoming an OSGeo project in the near future. If > this is the case, we can apply for "incubator status", which means > that OpenJUMP is in the process of becoming an OSGeo project. > > We also had an offer for wiki hosting from Dr. Dupre of the Ecos Institute. > > In summary, here are the wiki hosting options available to us: > > - Go through the administrative hurdles to apply for wiki hosting by the > OSGeo. > - Apply as for "incubator" status, and seek wiki hosting from OSGeo > as part of this process. > - Accept the offer of Wiki hosting by Dr. Dupre from the Ecos Institute. > - Use the wiki service offered at SourceForge. > - Leave things as they are currently. > > Another option I am willing to consider is hosting the wiki at my web > domain or one of the web domains used by one of our other corporate > members. We could probably set up the same wiki software Jon is using > for us currently. > > The offer from Dr. Dupre is a serious one, I think. They are a NGO > with experience in open source Linux development. > > Waiting for your comments. > > The Sunburned Surveyor > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Jump-pilot-devel mailing list > Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Jump-pilot-devel mailing list Jump-pilot-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jump-pilot-devel
