Sorry to comment on a older topic. But have 2 cents to offer..... :)<br><br>I wasn't active on the wiki around Dec 3rd. And didn't see several items mentioned previously. And certainly appreciate moving to 'openid' as an excellent idea (i was one of the proponents of it about 9 months ago)...<br>
<br>But in my mind, simple solution for 'clear communication'.<br><br>Simply picking a date for upgrade. Post a 'message of the day' with the details, on the wiki pages, at least one <b><u>week in advance</u></b>. <br>
<br>Then on the day-of, point wiki to a backup copy of the db (in read-only mode), put up a 'motd' on the wiki pages "Currently in read-only mode for software updates", but still have them up.<br><br>Upgrade software/database in a test environment and point to the 'real' db. i.e. "<a href="http://testwiki.laptop.org">testwiki.laptop.org</a>". And once running, do a swap of directories. (might also need to update URL references in config.php too)<br>
<br>If backup-copy or testing environment is not available, then simply posting a single-page message during the downtime "<a href="http://Wiki.laptop.org">Wiki.laptop.org</a>" is currently not available for maintenence, return time approx 15:50 GMT" (etc...)<br>
<br>Allow only certain IPs to connect via login, everyone else gets the 'offline' message. (Simple IP filter in 'index.php'). Remove redirect when complete.<br><br>My 2 cents. ;)<br>-iXo<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 08:03, Michael Stone <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:michael@laptop.org">michael@laptop.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">On Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 07:11:04AM -0500, Ed McNierney wrote:<br>
>Michael -<br>
><br>
>Thanks; welcome back! I have been working on the request you made last<br>
>week, and on trying to have something out this week as I said I would.<br>
<br>
</div>Good to hear.<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d"><br>
>It's been important to me to ensure I'm reflecting OLPC's position as much as<br>
>possible rather than simply my own personal opinion, and I've been having<br>
>conversations to that effect.<br>
<br>
</div>Absolutely! However, as David rightly points out, if it's going to be a<br>
joint statement then it needs to be developed jointly at some point.<br>
<br>
I'd like to see this happen by circulating a series of progressively<br>
better drafts until we're satisfied (or to until we give up). When can<br>
we expect a second draft from you?<br>
<br>
(I wrote a first draft last week and circulated it privately under<br>
'distribute to anyone who should read this' terms.)<br>
<div class="Ih2E3d"><br>
>Thanks again for the help.<br>
<br>
</div>My (long-term) pleasure.<br>
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Michael<br>
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