On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 10:39:37PM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote: > On 17/08/17 20:57, Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 08:24:34PM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote: > >> On 17/08/17 20:17, Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo wrote: > >>> On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 07:52:51PM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote: > >>>> Hi all, > >>>> > >>>> blogger.com and wordpress are well known platforms for people to create > >>>> free blogs. Github pages have also become popular with developers > >>>> recently. > >>>> > >>>> What are the recommended alternatives for people who want to adhere to a > >>>> more free / libre approach? > >>>> > >>>> In particular, I'm looking for solutions I can recommend to students > >>>> getting into Outreachy and GSoC. They often have a lot of things to > >>>> think about at the start of their project and need to start blogging > >>>> quite quickly. > >>>> > >>>> For now, I'm tempted to recommend github pages with Jekyll static > >>>> content generation because at least the git repository (and full > >>>> history) behind these sites can be easily migrated to any other hosting > >>>> platform. Are there other alternatives people recommend? > >>>> > >>>> Regards, > >>>> > >>>> Daniel > >>> I love ikiwiki, and there is branchable [1]. > >>> > >>> [1] https://www.branchable.com/ > >> The fees there - $9.99 per month - are actually quite expensive in some > >> of the countries where we attract students and interns > >> > >> I'm going to a hackathon event this weekend where there will be 25 > >> students and it would be great if all 25 start a blog but if they need > >> to get out their credit card, I suspect some will be reluctant to try it. > >> > >> Are there similar options without cost? > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Daniel > > Well, at least I am glad cost is the first issue you have with using > > branchable.com. There is ikiwiki-hosting at Debian, so setting up > > something that allows all those 25 to use a single cheap VPS host should > > not be a year's work. I have no idea how simple it is, but I understand > > you don't have time for that, and it's something that you need to be > > maintained and involve some money cost. > > > > Still, there is the first free month, and then you can test how the > > migration really works out. > > > > Also, http://www.branchable.com/news/free_hosting_for_Free_Software/. > > Good in principle but the process they describe looks a little bit > complicated. > > > The other way of thinking about it is: what is the sustaining model for > > a "free" hosting? > > Whatever it is, it probably needs to involve bringing together a range > of services into a single package, giving a lengthy free trial (2-3 > years) for students and potentially being helped by subsidies from some > of the non-profit organizations.
I wonder if Debian and/or SFC could help with that somehow. Cascardo. > > Regards, > > Daniel _______________________________________________ libreplanet-discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss
