Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-09-16 Thread Platonides
On 17/09/13 01:22, Marc A. Pelletier wrote: On 09/16/2013 04:13 PM, Platonides wrote: labs db server do contain the non-public data. Just to clarify things, here, that's a necessary artifact of the way mediawiki works: many of the bits of data that should be made unavailable are done so condit

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-09-16 Thread Marc A. Pelletier
On 09/16/2013 04:13 PM, Platonides wrote: labs db server do contain the non-public data. Just to clarify things, here, that's a necessary artifact of the way mediawiki works: many of the bits of data that should be made unavailable are done so conditionally on /live data/. It is not possibl

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-09-16 Thread Jeremy Baron
On Sep 16, 2013 7:06 PM, "Platonides" wrote: > labs db server do contain the non-public data. It's just not viewable. So there aren't bin logs for just the non-public data. > You *could* make a dump of the database (probably creating a new tool, as mysqldump would simply dump the view definition).

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-09-16 Thread Platonides
On 17/09/13 00:11, Tim Landscheidt wrote: Ryan Lane wrote: [...] I'm more than happy to recommend a number of cloud services and am more than willing to give advice on how to configure and run tools and bots from those services. It's even possible to reuse the work we're doing in the tools

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-09-16 Thread Tim Landscheidt
Ryan Lane wrote: > [...] >> > I'm more than happy to recommend a number of cloud services and am >> > more than willing to give advice on how to configure and run tools >> > and bots from those services. It's even possible to reuse the work >> > we're doing in the tools project, or in the Wikime

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-30 Thread DaB.
Hello Ryan, Am 30.08.2013 01:57, schrieb Ryan Lane: > My feeling is that everything supported financially by the movement that > is necessary for it to operate (which includes tools and bots that users > depend on) should be open source so that it can be forked, just like the > content and the infr

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-30 Thread DaB.
Hello Ryan, Am 29.08.2013 21:09, schrieb Ryan Lane: > You're fighting against something that is providing everything you've > been asking for and more. just a notice here: The Toolserver IS everything I asked for. It’s only problem is that it is underfunded. Otherwise it is great. It has a living

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-29 Thread Luis Villa
On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 6:12 PM, Petr Onderka wrote: > On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 1:57 AM, Ryan Lane wrote: > > If there's a crucial bot or tool that uses a proprietary license and the > > benefactor decides to revoke its license, what do we do? > > I don't think licenses usually work that way. > >

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-29 Thread Petr Onderka
On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 1:57 AM, Ryan Lane wrote: > If there's a crucial bot or tool that uses a proprietary license and the > benefactor decides to revoke its license, what do we do? I don't think licenses usually work that way. If I share some code under an open source license, I can't later d

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-29 Thread Ryan Lane
On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 7:44 AM, DaB. wrote: > Am 30.08.2013 00:08, schrieb Erik Moeller: > > lack of compatibility with other licenses > > good luck with using GPL-code in a BSD-project, or CC-text in > GFDL-document. > Mixing licenses are problematic most times, no matter if > open-source-ones

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-29 Thread DaB.
Am 30.08.2013 00:08, schrieb Erik Moeller: > lack of compatibility with other licenses good luck with using GPL-code in a BSD-project, or CC-text in GFDL-document. Mixing licenses are problematic most times, no matter if open-source-ones or proprietary ones. And Wikimedia was not founded ON free-

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-29 Thread DaB.
Hello, Am 29.08.2013 23:21, schrieb Daniel Schwen: > We've been singing the same song I guess the song is named "Better a closed tool or none tool?". What some guys here forget: Some of us do programming not for fun or as a hobby, but as a job. And these are REALLY good. Merlissimo is one of the

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-29 Thread Erik Moeller
On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 1:14 PM, Merlissimo wrote: > Because of the open source requirement i hope that i have rewritten my > tools with the help of WMDE in about 6-10 month. That's great, I'm happy to hear that WMDE is helping with this. > That's a boring and usless additional work Boring it

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-29 Thread Daniel Schwen
I just don't get this discussion. We've been singing the same song for years now: "Tools should be opensource and freely licensed to make sure they are forkable, independent of single owners, and thus durable" Now people are suddenly complaining when opensource is enforced that their closed source

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-29 Thread Jeremy Baron
Hi, Can you elaborate? On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 8:14 PM, Merlissimo wrote: > Am 29.08.2013 21:09, schrieb Ryan Lane: >> Tools and bots are depended on by the movement to properly run. They're >> an extension of the infrastructure. The projects should be forkable and >> that includes the tools and

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-29 Thread Merlissimo
Am 29.08.2013 21:09, schrieb Ryan Lane: > Tools and bots are depended on by the movement to properly run. They're > an extension of the infrastructure. The projects should be forkable and > that includes the tools and bots that keep it running. > > You're arguing to keep parts of the infrastructur

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-29 Thread Ryan Lane
On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 2:36 AM, DaB. wrote: > Hello, > Am 29.08.2013 02:24, schrieb Ryan Lane: > > > > > Please read: http://opensource.org/osd-annotated > > let me quote the German Wikipedia, which is a lot clearer in this point > as the English Wikipedia > > > Open Source [oʊpən ˈsɔːɹs] (engl.

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-29 Thread DaB.
Hello, Am 29.08.2013 02:24, schrieb Ryan Lane: > > Please read: http://opensource.org/osd-annotated let me quote the German Wikipedia, which is a lot clearer in this point as the English Wikipedia > Open Source [oʊpən ˈsɔːɹs] (engl., US), [əʊpən ˈsɔːs] (brit.) und > quelloffen nennt man Softwar

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-28 Thread Ryan Lane
On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 8:12 AM, DaB. wrote: > Hello, > Am 28.08.2013 21:18, schrieb Ryan Lane: > > If it isn't free, then it isn't open source. > > sorry, that’s wrong. Software can be free but not open-source, it can be > open-source but not free, it can be free and open-source, and can be > no

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-28 Thread DaB.
Hello, Am 28.08.2013 21:18, schrieb Ryan Lane: > If it isn't free, then it isn't open source. sorry, that’s wrong. Software can be free but not open-source, it can be open-source but not free, it can be free and open-source, and can be non-free and closed source. If labs only accept stuff that is

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-28 Thread Ryan Lane
On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 3:11 AM, Dr. Trigon wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > @DaB+Silke: Thanks for your infos!! > > @Ryan: Of course I am trying labs already since quite some time now... > ;) But you know there are some issues... > (1) is the mail thing - which should

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-28 Thread Dr. Trigon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 @DaB+Silke: Thanks for your infos!! @Ryan: Of course I am trying labs already since quite some time now... ;) But you know there are some issues... (1) is the mail thing - which should be solved soon (2) is what to do with tools that are non-free or u

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-20 Thread Luis Villa
On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 11:31 PM, Ryan Lane wrote: > > * Most tools will just run when you copy them to Tool Labs. Just >> > in case: Need help adapting a tool? Ask me and I'll do what I can >> > to >> get > you help, e.g. from my colleague Johannes Kroll. >> >> E.g. what about E-Mail? Do I have

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-20 Thread DaB.
Hello, Am 19.08.2013 23:49, schrieb Dr. Trigon: > E.g. is it still planned to discontinue the TS? Having 2 payed admins > does not sound like that... - good news? yes, it is still the plan. The hiring of a second admin is independent of everything. Sincerely, DaB. signature.asc Description: O

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-19 Thread Ryan Lane
On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 1:35 PM, Dr. Trigon wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > > If you're asking "is it safe to move tools to Labs", my experience > > so far say "yes". I can't speak for all unique toolserver > > features, though.Cheers,Magnus > > > If you don't care ab

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-19 Thread Dr. Trigon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > If you're asking "is it safe to move tools to Labs", my experience > so far say "yes". I can't speak for all unique toolserver > features, though.Cheers,Magnus > If you don't care about losing your (nfs) file system every once in > a while and havin

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-19 Thread Dr. Trigon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello DaB Thanks for your answer! > If you make a more detailed question, maybe I can give you a more > detailed answer. E.g. is it still planned to discontinue the TS? Having 2 payed admins does not sound like that... - good news? Thanks and Gree

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-15 Thread Platonides
On 11/08/13 08:36, Silke Meyer wrote: * Most tools will just run when you copy them to Tool Labs. Just in case: Need help adapting a tool? Ask me and I'll do what I can to get you help, e.g. from my colleague Johannes Kroll. Provide a toolserver.wiki table please. _

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-14 Thread K. Peachey
On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 11:54 AM, Maciej Jaros wrote: > When will users from TS be able to fully use GIT? I'm asking because this page gives some information on migration process, but also mentions that Push access is not available. Which is kind of strange because, as I understand, I would be cre

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-14 Thread Maciej Jaros
Silke Meyer (2013-08-11 08:36): Hi, DrTrigon, hi all! Here are the essentials: * Please migrate your tools to Tool Labs until June 30th 2014. (Roadmap: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Tool_Labs/Roadmap_en) [...] Two questions: 1. What will happen after June 2014? Specifically - what will hap

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-13 Thread Alex Brollo
Thanks, I listed into labs-l and I logged into #wikimedia-labs , I hope I will get help presently I found blocking issues bot in compat and in core, I'll ask there. Everyway, I keep my Toolserver account alive :-) Alex 2013/8/11 Silke Meyer > Hi Alex, > > cool that you are having a go f

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-13 Thread addshorewiki
I apparently have failed to notice the above mentioned slow databases! On 13 Aug 2013 10:14, "Maarten Dammers" wrote: > Hi DrTrigon, > > Op 10-8-2013 11:36, Dr. Trigon schreef: > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Hello DaB! >> >> Could you please give me a short update - t

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-13 Thread Magnus Manske
On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 6:51 AM, Maarten Dammers wrote: > Hi DrTrigon, > > Op 10-8-2013 11:36, Dr. Trigon schreef: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Hello DaB! >> >> Could you please give me a short update - the end of 2013 is >> approaching, what is the current state for

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-13 Thread Maarten Dammers
Hi DrTrigon, Op 10-8-2013 11:36, Dr. Trigon schreef: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello DaB! Could you please give me a short update - the end of 2013 is approaching, what is the current state for TS resp. Labs? If you don't care about losing your (nfs) file system every once

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-10 Thread Silke Meyer
Hi, DrTrigon, hi all! Here are the essentials: * Please migrate your tools to Tool Labs until June 30th 2014. (Roadmap: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Tool_Labs/Roadmap_en) * Yes, there are replicas of the databases and many other features. It is made similar to the login servers on TS. * Subscr

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-10 Thread Alex Brollo
I don't know precisely what's happening, my skill & knowledge is barely sufficient to have a vague idea of what I'm doing; I just began to explore Labs I can only say thanks to DaB for opportunity and help that I fastly got when needed. Alex 2013/8/10 Magnus Manske > If you're asking "is

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-10 Thread Magnus Manske
If you're asking "is it safe to move tools to Labs", my experience so far say "yes". I can't speak for all unique toolserver features, though. Cheers, Magnus On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Dr. Trigon wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello DaB! > > Could you pleas

Re: [Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-10 Thread DaB.
Hello Dr. Trigon, Am 10.08.2013 11:36, schrieb Dr. Trigon: > Could you please give me a short update - the end of 2013 is > approaching, what is the current state for TS resp. Labs? The question seems to be a little bit to generic. I can not speak for Labs, but the status of the Toolserver is mor

[Toolserver-l] TS and/vs. Labs

2013-08-10 Thread Dr. Trigon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello DaB! Could you please give me a short update - the end of 2013 is approaching, what is the current state for TS resp. Labs? Thanks and Greetings DrTrigon -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.13 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with