Hei Landon, thank you. I need to think about it. After having a strong tendency to host on OSGEO I discovered that the GRASS-Wiki has no easy accessible backup, as far as I can assess. I also need to check which other projects have wikis on there.
stefan Sunburned Surveyor wrote: > Thanks for that advice Joe. I'll keep that in mind for any future > changes to wiki hosting. > > Landon > > On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 10:36 AM, Joe Desbonnet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> 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 >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
