[Imc-oceania] FWD: Changes To Catalyst - URGENT

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On 13/10/2006, at 3:46 AM, Asher wrote:

> Please note: this list is archived and searchable via the web.
> Hey,
>
> Yeah, moving Oceania to Axxs sounds good to me (long as its sweet  
> with Axxs crew, of course).
>
> I'm definately in favour of switching to Drupal too, but assuming  
> that'll take work/time, I reckon we should move current Oceania  
> across and have crew working on converting to Drupal - so there's  
> no downtime between the 2 versions.

or just start building the drupal site on axxs now if people have  
time and then there should be no down time. I should be able to be  
done in 1 or 2 days if there are people with time. I think adding the  
skin is the only thing I can see that might be hard, adding the feeds  
and the static pages should only take a few hours or so, yeah?
and.

>
> Cheers,
> Asher
>
>
> On 10/13/06, Cameron Gregg <cam at earthanarchy.org> wrote:
> Please note: this list is archived and searchable via the web.
>
>
> IMC-Oceania has it's website and email list hosted by cat, so we  
> better
> make some decisions fairly promptly.
>
> What hosting provider do we want to move to? I'm thinking axxs.org
>
> We could also look at this as an opportunity to migrate the website to
> another codebase. Any thoughts on that? I'll suggest Drupal.
>
>
> also, indymedia.org.au has DNS hosting with c at t, that will need to be
> moved too.
>
> Cam
>
>
>
> Cameron Gregg wrote:
> > Please note: this list is archived and searchable via the web.
> > Dear Catalyst Member,
> >
> > We are writing to tell you, urgently, that Catalyst needs to stop  
> our
> > internet
> > hosting within a month. If you, or your group have a website, email
> > list, web domain name, or
> > cat email address with us, you will need to make other  
> arrangements as soon
> > as humanly possible. Your absolute deadline for moving your site,  
> list,
> > email accounts and/or domain name hosting needs to be 15th of
> > November 2006.
> >
> > Unfortunately we can't avoid this, because if we don't make some
> > radical changes now Catalyst could
> > come to a grinding halt rather than making a graceful transition.  
> You
> > are welcome to join us in Catalyst's next
> > incarnation with a focus on the community building aspects of our
> > project. Catalyst was set up over ten years ago as an anarchist
> > community web activist project, at a time when it was much harder to
> > access the internet. But
> > times have changed and now that there is an Internet Service  
> Provider
> > on every corner, we are going back to our roots, supporting  
> grassroots
> > networking and mutual aid.
> >
> > Luckily, there are many organisations and companies offering  
> reasonably
> > priced and reliable hosting. Most commercial webhosts offer sites,
> > lists, email accounts and domain
> > name hosting. You can also access free email and mail lists at  
> Gmail and
> > Yahoo Groups.We've listed some below to get you started.
> >
> > http://bur.st
> > http://www.blinddog.net
> > http://netaxxs.com.au
> > http://www.mdwebhosting.com.au
> > http://www.sykit.net/
> > this is only a sample.
> >
> > Catalyst will be re-emerging in the next couple of months with a new
> > system, and a new way of working, on the axxs.org server. Cat.org.au
> > will still exist, but we will be focussing all of our attention  
> on the
> > projects that mean the most to the activist community. Most
> > importantly, we will be putting a lot of work into a new version of
> > ACTIVE, and if you'd like to  continue your relationship with  
> Catalyst
> > (and our projects), we'd welcome your active involvement.
> >
> > This time round we will be focussing on as we relaunch  
> active.org.au,
> > a sustainable web activist information
> > sharing tool. The new and improved Active will allow you to have  
> your
> > own site, with your own domain and
> > events calendar, a huge improvement on the simple listing in the
> > groups area, as at present. This will put you
> > in the driver's seat, and makes us all less dependent on tech  
> experts.
> > We're talking empowerment! Anyone who is interested in taking  
> part in
> > this exciting new project is welcome to join the discussion list,  
> and
> > to check out the developments as they take place:
> >
> > E.G.
> > http://lists.cat.org.au/pipermail/devactive/2006-September/ 
> 000017.html
> > http://lists.cat.org.au/pipermail/devactive/2006-September/ 
> 000019.html
> > as listed in the devActive archives at:
> > http://lists.cat.org.au/pipermail/devactive/
> >
> >
> > Wrapping Up:
> >
> > Here's a list of things to do before the 15th of November:
> > - Download your web page files and texts
> > - If you have a site with it's own domain name, make sure you change
> > the domain name server details from ns1.cat.org.au and  
> ns2.cat.org.au
> > to the addresses provided by your new hosts. This often takes a  
> couple
> > of days to switch over – don't leave it to the last minute.
> > Regrettably, we're unable to offer you any assistance with these  
> tasks.
> >
> > Regarding Personal Email Accounts and Email Lists:
> >
> > Don't panic. We will do everything we can to leave you with some  
> kind
> > of useful archive of your personal email and email list archives. We
> > will try to provide a single file with all your mail after the  
> 20th of
> > November.
> > Our volunteer technical resources are completely stretched so  
> suitable
> > offers of technical or other assistance will be appreciated.
> >
> > We'd like to take this opportunity to thank the many generous hands
> > who've helped for over ten years, and hope to continue doing what we
> > do best - helping activists.
> >
> > Hugh and Leah
> > Volunteers for Catalyst
> >
> >
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> >
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