[maemo-community] TMO forums donated to Hildon Foundation

Thu Dec 13 12:40:39 EET 2012

See also list of some free forums software on wiki: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Internet_forum_software_(PHP)

On Wednesday 12 December 2012 20:59:55 Pau Garcia i Quiles wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> There are migration tools to convert from vBulletin to SMF, for
> instance:
> 
> http://download.simplemachines.org/?converters;software=vbullet
> in
> 
> http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=288034.
> 0
> 
> AFAIK, SMF requires less resources than vBulletin, so a less
> powerful (and cheaper) hosting may be enough, specially given
> that Maemo is (sadly) not exactly in its brightest moment.
> 
> BTW, why doesn't Hildon Foundation join forces with Mer Project
> (or even merge) ?
> 
> On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 8:47 PM, Iván Gálvez Junquera 
<ivgalvez at gmail.com>wrote:
> > TMO <http://talk.maemo.org> forum started being part of
> > maemo.org more than 3 years ago with funding from Nokia.
> > Previously it was part of the web site Internet Tablet Talk
> > <http://www.internettablettalk.com/>, privately founded by
> > Reggie Suplido and dedicated to the initial Nokia Maemo
> > devices.
> > 
> > The Internet Tablet Talk <http://www.internettablettalk.com/>
> > first and TMO <http://talk.maemo.org/> later, have been the
> > glue for this amazing community that we have, providing an
> > efficient way of communication between developers and end
> > users, not just a place for discussion and comments.
> > 
> > Reggie has been the administrator and owner of forums since
> > the very beginning, and thanks to him a lot has been
> > accomplished. However, now that Nokia is stopping activities
> > around Maemo and Meego, continuation of forums was at risk.
> > 
> > The cost of maintenance for current
> > host<http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1227233#post1227
> > 233> solution was too expensive ($468/month) to be funded by
> > the Hildon Foundation<http://www.hildonfoundation.org>.
> > Continuing in the same way was clearly difficult so
> > migration to a cheaper solution was somehow mandatory.
> > 
> > Finally, Reggie has decided to donate the forum to the Hildon
> > Foundation:
> > 
> > *"I will be stepping down as the TMO administrator effective
> > January 1, **2013. I have decided that I will be donating
> > the database to the foundation."*
> > 
> > *"I saw my name mentioned in one of the board meetings about
> > the possibility of becoming the admin of maemo.org. I
> > appreciate the offer but I have to decline as of this
> > time."*
> > *
> > *
> > From the Hildon Foundation <http://www.hildonfoundation.org>
> > we want to thank Reggie for this contribution and for all
> > the time and efforts he has shared with us.
> > 
> > Now we have different constraints that affect the migration
> > of the server: - Lack of funds to pay a new hosting service
> > and a vBulletin license. Please donate
> > <http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1303767>! - Man
> > power to migrate and administrate the forums. Board and
> > Council are conducting a survey to address it.
> > - Concerns about data privacy laws if we move the service
> > from the U.S. to Europe.
> > 
> > Migrating to an OSS might be doable in the near future but at
> > this point it could be very difficult to accomplish, as we
> > lack resources and time. However, if anyone with the
> > required knowledge is interested in starting such a project
> > for migration, please contact with
> > Council<council at maemo.org> .
> > 
> > 
> > --
> > Iván Gálvez (ivgalvez)
> > The Hildon Foundation <http://www.hildonfoundation.org>
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
> > maemo-community mailing list
> > maemo-community at maemo.org
> > https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-community

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