[maemo-community] TMO forums donated to Hildon Foundation

Thu Dec 13 13:46:03 EET 2012

Hello,

There is a "thanks" plugin for SMF:

http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/index.php?mod=710

And the 8,000 e-mails/day look like a task MailChimp or CampaignMonitor can
solve for as low as $10/month (some plugin may be required)

On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 9:06 PM, Reggie Suplido <
reggie at internettablettalk.com> wrote:

> It all depends on the expertise of the new forum administrator(s).
>
> From my post at:
> http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=1227233#post1227233
>
> "For those asking, yes a lot of the forum systems (including open
> source ones) have vB migration tools. Sure, a cheaper or free forum
> system can be used but think about the expertise of the volunteer who
> intend to administer it (both the front and back end). Think about
> daily backup, DDoS attacks, automated spammer attacks, etc. The
> administrator(s) should be able to perform/monitor/avoid these 24
> hrs/day.
>
> There is also the task of creating custom plug-ins. As an example, TMO
> has a custom plug-in that links with the Maemo.org membership database
> so karma can be computed correctly off the members' TMO posts/thanks.
> Not all forum systems have the 'Thanks' feature, so think about how
> that can be supported and the thanks data migrated."
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 2:59 PM, Pau Garcia i Quiles
> <pgquiles at elpauer.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > There are migration tools to convert from vBulletin to SMF, for instance:
> >
> > http://download.simplemachines.org/?converters;software=vbulletin
> >
> > 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 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, privately founded by Reggie Suplido and dedicated to the initial
> Nokia Maemo devices.
> >>
> >> The Internet Tablet Talk first and TMO 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 solution was too expensive
> ($468/month) to be funded by the Hildon Foundation. 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 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!
> >> - 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.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Iván Gálvez (ivgalvez)
> >> The Hildon Foundation
> >>
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> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Pau Garcia i Quiles
> > http://www.elpauer.org
> > (Due to my workload, I may need 10 days to answer)
> >
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-- 
Pau Garcia i Quiles
http://www.elpauer.org
(Due to my workload, I may need 10 days to answer)
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