[openib-general] Status of old and new servers

[Jeff Squyres]

Some important decisions regarding the old server were made on the  
EWG call yesterday.  If you're still committing to SVN, do not ignore  
this e-mail.

1. The only guy with the password to the openfabrics.org domain is  
out of reach for the next several months.  So "openfabrics.org" and  
"www.openfabrics.org" will continue to point to the old server for  
the foreseeable future.  We have one name [that was intended to be  
temporary] that points to the new server (staging.openfabrics.org).   
Other than shutting down SVN, I'm not sure how we want to proceed  
with the rest of the server migration.

2. Committing to SVN on the old server will be disabled as of COB  
this *THURSDAY* (21 Dec 2006).  Anonymous, read-only access will  
still be supported for a short time longer.

3. The SVN database will be resynchronized with the new server on  
Friday, 22 Dec.  **If you have changes in SVN on the new server, THEY  
WILL BE LOST.**

3a. Reflecting that most activity is occurring in git, commits will  
be disabled in all SVN trees by default.  If you want your tree left  
enabled in SVN for commits, please reply to this e-mail indicating  
exactly which tree you want enabled for commits and a specific list  
of usernames that are allowed to commit to the tree.

3b. The rest of SVN will be available for read-only access /  
hysterical raisins for a few more months.  Proposed OFA SVN death  
date: March 31, 2007.  Per exceptions in 3a, much of the data at the  
SVN HEAD will be "svn rm"'ed to reflect that they most current stuff  
is now in git -- you'll have to use SVN history commands to get at  
the older stuff.  Appropriate README files will be left describing  
how to get to the history and to the various git repositories.

4. Everyone who had a commit account on the old server should already  
be setup with an account on the new server.

5. Work is progressing to figure out what content management system  
will be used to maintain the OFA web site on the new server.  In the  
meantime, the old pages will simply be copied over.  The OFA  
marketing group can figure out the rest.  --> Don't know what to do  
about the DNS issues yet.

6. For the time being, it is likely that we'll use the same wiki on  
the new server (tiki) and simply copy the content over.  --> Don't  
know what to do about the DNS issues yet.

7. You are among the elite group who managed to read this entire e- 
mail.  Congratulations.  Call your local representative to claim your  
fabulous prize.

-- 
Jeff Squyres
Server Virtualization Business Unit
Cisco Systems