> -----Original Message----- > From: Pedro Giffuni [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, 1 February 2012 11:59 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Roberto Galoppini > Subject: Re: Sourceforge and extensions download site > > Hello; > > I was expecting someone more qualified to respond but sadly this is not > something we have much control of since this hasn't really been migrated to > Apache. > > It looks like Dave Fischer with help from Thorsten Bosbach have put up a very > good summary here: > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Extensions%20and > %20templates > > Hope that helps, > > Pedro. > > (Perhaps Dave or Gavin could get Roberto in touch with with the OSUSOL > guys?)
I have login to the servers needed. Still waiting to be told what I need to be doing with it. Gav... > > --- Mer 1/2/12, Ross Gardler ha scritto: > > > Da: Ross Gardler <[email protected]> > > Oggetto: Re: Sourceforge and extensions download site > > A: [email protected] > > Data: Mercoledì 1 febbraio 2012, 04:13 Roberto, > > > > I'm sorry nobody had responded as yet. I've nagged the PPMC to get > > itself together over this (on the private list). This is a more gentle > > nag on the public list, just so you know you are not being ignored. > > > > Sent from my mobile device, please forgive errors and brevity. > > On Jan 27, 2012 8:13 PM, "Roberto Galoppini" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 6:50 PM, Kay Schenk <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 1:27 AM, Ross Gardler > > < > > > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > >> As some of you will know the board meeting got > > pushed back 6 days. It > > > >> was, however, held last night and I was able > > to attend. Consequently I > > > >> am pleased to confirm that we now have a > > go-ahead with respect to the > > > >> Sourceforge offer to host the extensions site. > > However, there is one > > > >> important restriction on what we can do, so > > I'll cover that first. > > > >> > > > >> There cannot be any advertising on a domain > > name owned by the ASF, > > > >> this includes openoffice.org. > > > >> > > > >> The board felt the most appropriate action > > would be to have users > > > >> directed to *.openoffice,org or *.apache.org > > where they will be > > > >> greeted by a page listing appropriate > > extensions sites with a > > > >> disclaimer. At a later date this would become > > the meta-data server. I > > > >> figured this would not be a problem as it is > > one of the options we > > > >> discussed. > > > >> > > > >> We did discuss whether this would break > > behaviour for older OOo > > > >> releases. If this is the case then it would be > > acceptable to provide a > > > >> redirect for appropriate URLs. This may need > > to be removed for at > > > >> graduation time, we didn't go into details > > about this as I felt it > > > >> would be acceptable to deprecate the old > > behaviour whilst in > > > >> incubation. Let me know if this is an > > incorrect assumption. > > > >> > > > >> I had some specific questions for the board, I > > copy them below but > > > >> please not these are my notes and not from the > > minutes. They have not > > > >> been approved yet, I'll let you know if I > > misunderstood anything. > > > >> > > > >> Can the PPMC accept SF's offer? > > > >> Yes > > > >> > > > >> MOU necessary? What should it cover? > > > >> PPMC to decide if necessary (with mentor > > guidance). > > > >> Since the long term plan is to move to a PPMC owned meta-server > > > >> it might make most > > sense to just let SF own > > > >> this extensions site and not be distracted by > > what they are doing (we > > > >> have trademarks policy to ensure they don't > > misbehave). > > > >> > > > >> Assuming trademarks are respected are we OK? > > > >> Yes (as long as no advertising on apache owned > > domain) > > > >> > > > >> Will this address IP issues since non-ASF code > > will be offsite > > > >> Probably (I believe this to be a yes, but > > allowing for edge cases) > > > >> > > > >> Advertising on the extensions download site? > > > >> OK as long as not an apache domain (incl. > > openoffice.org) > > > >> > > > >> Redirection preferred? > > > >> Yes (see no advertising requirement). Would be > > better to go via an > > > >> informational page on an openoffice.org or > > apache.org. > > > >> > > > >> So there you go. It's now over to the PPMC to > > get it moving. I'll > > > >> forward this mail to the infra team so that > > they can be ready to hand > > > >> over the keys to the current extensions site > > at an appropriate time. > > > >> Who is going to drive this? > > > >> > > > >> Ross > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> Ross Gardler (@rgardler) > > > >> Programme Leader (Open Development) OpenDirective > > > >> http://opendirective.com > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > Ross-- > > > > > > > > Thanks for this update. Yes, Apache OpenOffice > > PPMC will need to spend > > > some > > > > time mulling this over. But -- good news! > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------ > > > > MzK > > > > > > > > "Follow your bliss." > > > > -- > > attributed to Joseph Campbell > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > we look forward to start working on it as soon as > > possible, and we are > > > open to do what is necessary to make it (MoU, define > > how to handle ads > > > out of Apache domains, IP issues, etc). > > > > > > Since we committed to deploy the Extension website in a > > short time, I > > > wonder if in the meantime we might get a copy of the > > Drupal > > > application and of the database of extensions to do our > > home work, > > > eventually providing you with all necessary > > warranties. > > > > > > Roberto > > > ==== > > > This e- mail message is intended only for the named > > recipient(s) above. It > > > may contain confidential and privileged information. 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