[Ubuntu-SG] The ubuntu.sg web site

[C David Rigby]

On 12/31/2009 02:02 PM, C David Rigby wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> For various reasons, the three people who have been the primary 
> contacts for the ubuntu.sg website are no longer engaged in 
> maintaining and upgrading it. It is several iterations behind the 
> current version of Drupal. The upgrades that have taken place since 
> the installed version was released include fixes for cross-site 
> scripting and other security risks.
>
> We need to decide what to do with the site. If there are members of 
> the Ubuntu community in Singapore that wish to step forward and take 
> charge of the site, I am agreeable to turning over the responsibility 
> for it. If not, then I advise shutting it down. The last post to it 
> was over two months ago, so I get the impression that it is not much 
> used.
>
> Your thoughts?
>
> Regards
> C David Rigby
Thanks everyone for your comments and offers of help.

I just attempted to update the site to the latest version of Drupal so 
as to address the security issues. I discovered that I no longer have 
access to either PHPAdmin nor the ftp server on the host. Ergo, I can 
not really do anything to update the site.

Our host administrator is currently in national service. When he will be 
able to get back to us is unknown. AFAIK, Heidir and I are the only ones 
with full administrator access to the site proper. We can work with the 
site as it is currently configured, but we cannot update it, add 
functionality, etc. As well, neither of us has the time to do much with 
it anyway.

Heidir suggested to use the Team Wiki 
(https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SingaporeTeam) to maintain a presence on the 
web. This is a good idea.

IMHO, the current site should be deactivated until it can be properly 
maintained, and a link referring visitors to the Team Wiki would be easy 
enough to include. However, I do not want to force that on everyone. So, 
if I could get everyone's feedback on the issue one last time, I would 
appreciate it.

Your choices are:

1. Deactivate http://ubuntu.sg and redirect visitors to 
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SingaporeTeam

2. Leave things as they are and hope for developments in the future.

Regards
CDR