On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 8:06 PM, Jean Hollis Weber <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, 2010-12-17 at 18:59 -0600, Alexandro Colorado wrote: >> On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 3:02 PM, Jean Hollis Weber <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > As many of you know, we have had some problems with website downtime and >> > slow connections. Most of you don't know that Andreas, our system >> > administrator, has been having difficulty upgrading the site to Plone 4, >> > due to lack of server space and the slow, unreliable connection. Because >> > of these problems, we have been looking for alternative places to host >> > the site. Our choices are limited because most commercial hosts do not >> > accept Plone sites because of the resources they use. >> > >> > Andreas suggested the German association OOoDeV might host the site. >> > OOoDeV has now formally offered to host our website, but only if our >> > domain & site names do not include OOo or OpenOffice. (OOoDeV hosts The >> > Document Foundation/LibreOffice. I assume they are going to change their >> > name, too.) >> > >> > (Related info: Some weeks ago, we invited the LibreOffice docs team to >> > use our website. They have not accepted this offer (in part because of >> > the site name), but the possibility exists for them or other related >> > documentation groups to do so. A minor name change would make this >> > arrangement more attractive.) >> > >> > I propose to change the domain and site names of OOoAuthors to the more >> > generic ODFAuthors, where ODF = OpenDocument Format. I have already >> > registered the domain name to prevent anyone else from grabbing it. >> > >> > I also propose to accept the offer from OOoDeV to host the site. This >> > will allow Andreas and others to administer it more efficiently. >> > >> > Please respond to this note with +1 or discussion about the proposals. >> > Thank you. >> > >> > --Jean >> >> What about appealing to other ODF associations? NLNet could probably >> assist with a fund to get a VPS/Dedicated server. >> Also OOo development budget could be used for this porpoise. Could >> this be a candidate for it? >> > > The cost of a server is not the problem. Some place to put a server and > someone to take care of it and the website is the problem. > > --Jean
What about putting a call for support on the site? I am sure someone will come up. Also what about having a redundant server on a different host. That way the site can stay up regardless of the future downtimes. -- Alexandro Colorado OpenOffice.org Español http://es.openoffice.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
