[Ubuntu-SG] The ubuntu.sg web site

[suhaw koh]

Hi All,

I agree with Yi Hao that it will be a sorry state of affairs if we cannot
muster enough volunteers/time to run our ubuntu.sg.

However, CDR's email of 06:56 this morning raises other more serious
concerns, namely the unreliability/uncontactability of the web-host.  To be
deprived of basic website admin privileges/functionalities is - imho - a
rather serious handicap.  Given the state of Open Source today, we don't
need fanciful and esoteric features and functionalities, just access to
basic ones, and ability to change configurations and add functionalities are
pretty basic.

Yes, we can leave things as they are, but we should also actively explore
boosting the reliability of the current web-host or seriously consider
moving to one that is more dependable/accessible.

Cheers.


suhaw


2010/1/5 Ho Yi Hao <hounited1 at gmail.com>

> Hi all,
>
> First off, I might have been away from the mailing list for quite sometime
> now but I do keep track of ubuntu.sg progress through all the email I have
> received. And I must say, somehow we are not communicating with each other
> much anymore.
>
> Back to topic, as for the website, I believe that the simple task of
> updating a website and keeping it alive should be the easiest task for
> anyone in the LoCo team. If we can't even do this, I really have no idea how
> are we gonna achieve other ideas that we might have in the future.
>
> I for one, vote for (2) and should it be needed, I am willing to update the
> site content.
>
> cheers,
> with regards,
> Yi hao
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 9:02 AM, Francis Bond <bond at ieee.org> wrote:
>
>> G'day,
>>
>> I vote for (1) redirect to the wiki for now.
>>
>> 2010/1/5 C David Rigby <c.david.rigby at gmail.com>:
>> > 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
>> >
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