On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 7:39 AM, janI <j...@apache.org> wrote: > On 19 April 2013 13:29, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > > > On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 7:20 AM, janI <j...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > On 18 April 2013 21:58, Andrea Pescetti <pesce...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > > > > janI wrote: > > > > > > > >> On 18 April 2013 13:13, Rob Weir wrote: > > > >> > > > >>> If we want I can put a poll up on http://openofficesurvey.org. > > > >>>>> > > > >>>> Where would like survey.openoffice.org to point to ? > > > >> > > > > > > > > Indeed, let's avoid using unofficial domains when we can redirect an > > > > official subdomain. Redirecting the DNS won't pose a big burden on > > Infra > > > > and just requires (lazy) consensus here. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Andrea. > > > > > > > > > > > 23 hours, not bad for "month-long wrestling match with > > > Infra to get something like this set up" !!! > > > > > > The patch I made for dns is up and running. you can open " > > > survey.openoffice.org". BUT something is not working in the other end, > > > reply comes from hostmonster, with a possibilities to buy cars erc. > > > > > > > > The DNS stuff had to happen first, and only then I can get it working on > my > > end. > > > > > > > > > and yes I am a direct person, I like to tell people when they do > > something > > > good and visa versa, but I dont like assuming ill behaivour....but that > > is > > > just my way, and I am sorry if my direct way offended someone....but > look > > > infra got their part done, without wrestling. > > > > > > > > I'm not assuming bad behavior. I was just stating that I don't have the > > time to guess whether this is an occasion where we get a fast response > or a > > slow one. The response time from Infra, IMHO, is entirely unpredictable. > > I have another DNS-related Infra request that are no more complicated and > > have waited almost a year. It looks like we were fortunate this time. > > > > or we have a better connection now :-) think about the other infra things > that have happened lately (wiki, new translate, proxy setup), the ones I > know off have all had resonable response time > > I was not trying to shoot at you, I just have another impression of > infra...but of course, I am not neutral. > > > Our need to pick a logo design is very predictable and the time line for > > that must go forward. So I was happy to move forward with this either > > way. If I can avoid a dependency on Infra that is a good thing, not a > bad > > one. > > > > completely correct, but if the price is to have a non openoffice.org site, > it is at least a high price to pay. > > Using a non-openoffice.org site is a non-issue. We've gathered user > opinions on Google Moderator and Facebook, without problems. Other groups > in the ASF have used Google Docs-based surveys. No one has ever raised > concerns about using 3rd party services for this. This is not a "high > price to pay". >
In any case, my practice remains -- and I'm sure most in Infra would agree with me here -- if you can do something without having a dependency on Apache Infra it is a good thing. Let them focus on things that only they can do. Self-service is a good thing. -Rob > > > > > > > @rob: can you please have a look at your end, you need problaly to add > it > > > as a vhost. > > > > > > > > Yes. > > > > > > > I am not sure what the survey actually is, some kind of py/perl/js, I > can > > > get an idea, I can think about how we can move it to our own site. > > > > > > > > It is a PHP app, LimeSurvey. Pre-reqs are listed here: > > > > > > > http://manual.limesurvey.org/wiki/Installation#1._Make_sure_you_can_use_LimeSurvey_on_your_website > > > > thx for the link, I will have a look at it. > > rgds > jan I. > > > > > Regards, > > > > -Rob > > > > > > > rgds > > > Jan I. > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------**------------------------------**--------- > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscribe@openoffice.**apache.org< > > > dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org> > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
