The OSU Open Source Lab has been providing free hosting for a while, so our
only big expense was hiring people to help with development and systems
administration work. For several years early on mozdev was run with basically
no funding and was supported fully by volunteers. That's the model we're
trying to go back to, but that might not be possible.
Thanks for your offer though.
David
>
>From: Shivanand Sharma <[email protected]>
>To: Mozdev Project Owners List <[email protected]>
>Sent: Tue, April 6, 2010 11:13:36 AM
>Subject: Re: [Project_owners] Mozdev - Participation or Bust
>
>When you mention the "funding to support mozdev" where is this investment
>going? Is it the hosting, maintenance, etc?
>
>We have a dedicated server which is under-utilized and we'd offer web-hosting.
>
>>Regards
>Shivanand Sharma
>
>
>On 6 April 2010 23:38, Godmar Back <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>Does 'read-only' mode mean that no more CVS check-ins will be possible?
>>
>> - Godmar
>>
>>
>>
>>On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 1:12 PM, David Boswell <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>>>The Mozilla Foundation has generously provided funding over the years to
>>>>>support mozdev, but they are separate organizations.
>>>
>>>I'd prefer to put the site into read-only mode instead of shutting it down
>>>so it can serve as an archive. Additionally, if there is a need for this we
>>>would look into providing migration services for any project owners wanting
>>>to take their code and project history somewhere else.
>>>
>>>David
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Thank you for the effort you put into this site over the years.
>>>>
>>>>One comment: I,
>>>> like perhaps others, had assumed that mozdev is run by the Mozilla
>>>> foundation (up until about 1 year ago when the issue was clarified to mine
>>>> and others surprise). Given the amount of funding Mozilla has, it really
>>>> seems more appropriate they should be supporting their add-on developer
>>>> community with resources and time - it is, after all, they who benefit the
>>>> most.
>>>>
>>>>When you shut down the site, will it be possible to obtain a snapshot of
>>>>the CVS repository and the mailing list archive? We have a fair amount of
>>>>development history in there we would hate to lose.
>>>>
>>>> - Godmar
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 12:51 PM, David Boswell <[email protected]>
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.mozdev.org/drupal/blog/Mozdev-Participation-or-Bust
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>I wanted to follow up on this to highlight one part of this blog post most
>>>>>relevant to project owners:
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>"Going forward, if no individuals or groups step forward it is likely
>>>>>>>>>>that the site will wind-down. This would look something like putting
>>>>>>>>>>the site into read-only mode for archive purposes, and helping project
>>>>>>>>>>owners migrate to other hosting solutions. Only as a last resort would
>>>>>>>>>>the site be shut down completely."
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I realize we've posted similar calls for involvement in the past, but
>>>>>>>>>>this really is the last opportunity to get involved. At this point,
>>>>>>>>>>moving to read-only mode is a definite possibility.
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Feel free to write back with any questions or comments.
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>David
>>>>>
>>>>>
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