Dennis, On Oct 11, 2011, at 4:18 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote:
> Dave, can you say more about what the OO.o staging server would hold? I might > be thinking of something related, but not sure. At the start it holds the static content with each "project" including downloads. > > Is the idea to have a server ready with the static comment so the domain > could be switched to it, and the non-static services switched in by then also. Essentially. We would convert, rebrand, and adjust the site completely in parallel. If tweaks are needed to the existing openoffice.org that is other work. In staging we have ooo-site.apache.org = www.openoffice.org ooo-site.apache.org/downloads = downloads.openoffice.org Once that is built we should all agree it is ready for cutover. One detail that will need to be determined is the proper svn tree and configuration for mapping of DNS subdomains like downloads.openoffice.org. > > I was thinking dynamic properties might be swapped in on the live OO.o site > and then they would still be spliced in when the static change-over happens. > What is your thinking? The OOo domain as served by Oracle is essentially an overlay of two domains. *.openoffice.org and *.services.openoffice.org I guess that Apache will be flatter. At any rate it would be easier to have the DNS in Apache Infras control. Then each can be flipped by changing the IP address on a case by case basis. Note that ooo-site.apache.org is named like ooo-wiki.apache.org I suppose that these staging versions could become the real versions with the ooo-*.apache.org domain name as an alias to the *.openoffice.org or *.services.openoffice.org name. Maybe on a case by case basis, I think that is Infras business. > > I suppose part of what I mean by staging is both the places for stages and > also the choreography that has the migration be as unnoticeable as possible. > > [Still thinking how to describe this so that those interested can help > reality-test it and also do some contingency planning and triage as needed.] > > - Dennis > > (In my frightful moments, I think of this as disaster-recovery on a > still-living complex site. Sort of like open-heart surgery, kidney > transplant, and chemo all at once, in the dark.) Migration is tricky. Regards, Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Fisher [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 15:52 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Status of migration of OOo domains? > > On Oct 11, 2011, at 2:46 PM, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote: > >> Shane, just to clarify a bit. As far as I know, the PPMC does not have the >> keys, as it were, to the live OpenOffice.org site. Apparently someone does, >> and some touch ups are made, but it is all sort of behind the scenes and, >> um, >> not very transparent, especially since there is no archive or repository >> that >> the PPMC has visibility into. > > Marcus is the only one I know of who has made changes to the existing OOo > websites. I don't know if he has access to the site template. > > If Apache Infra makes progress on the JIRA issues I mentioned then I think > that we can gain traction on moving the openoffice.org static website very > soon. I'll flesh out a proposal on the CWiki in the next few days based on > the various content we have accumulated. > >> However, there does need to be some lofting around what is a roadmap here, >> and >> how does the existing live site be staged (and users informed) for >> transition >> of the properties under OpenOffice.org. >> >> I'm thinking on it. I am trusting that others with their hands on the knobs >> and dials will also speak up on what they can do by way of preparation for >> staging, and then staging. > > One of the JIRA issues was for a staging server for www.openoffice.org. If > that is present MANY hands are enabled as the Apache CMS will work directly > on the site. > > Regards, > Dave > > >> >> - Dennis >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Shane Curcuru [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 13:55 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Status of migration of OOo domains? >> >> Heh, indeed, while I so completely disagree with Rob's style here that I >> don't even know where to start, he does have a point in that things get >> done in projects by people who actually do them. >> >> Wearing my mentor hat, my primary job is to encourage the community >> around this project to grow in a healthy manner and do the things >> themselves. So from my mentor hat perspective, I'm really not a very >> good example in what I do. As a mentor, there are things where you >> should "do as I say, not as I do", because part of the point of being a >> mentor is to help *you* (as in the community) actually start doing things. >> >> ---- >> >> On the other hand, wearing my VP, Brand hat, I strongly urge the PPMC to >> take action on my email, especially the points about ensuring some sort >> of branding updates are done on existing openoffice.org websites. In >> particular, I'm concerned about the non-code areas - fundraising, >> leadership, marketing, and the like. I'd really like to see the PPMC >> taking ownership and working out how they want to manage the transition >> in ownership from all those web properties, but starting to at least >> make some updates in place reflecting the future plans for the sites. >> >> If not, then yes, I will eventually get to it, and I will do the work >> myself, unilaterally, as VP, Brand (i.e. not as a mentor on this project). >> >> It's inappropriate for the project to spend so long with so much >> "orphan" content on oo.o sites, wherein it's kinda Oracle's (and is >> perceived as dead by more people each day), and it's kinda ours (since >> we have a transfer of the domains and marks). We need action on showing >> the rest of the world where we're planning to go with this great big >> brand and chunk of content we've inherited. >> >> - Shane >
