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Fri Sep 28 14:57:17 EEST 2012

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=3D1303767>!
- 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=
>
.

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Iv=E1n G=E1lvez (ivgalvez)
The Hildon Foundation <http://www.hildonfoundation.org>

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<div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div><font color=3D"#222222" face=3D"arial, sans=
-serif"><a href=3D"http://talk.maemo.org" target=3D"_blank">TMO</a> forum s=
tarted being part of <a href=3D"http://maemo.org" target=3D"_blank">maemo.o=
rg</a> more than 3 years ago with funding from Nokia.=A0Previously it was p=
art of the web site <a href=3D"http://www.internettablettalk.com/" target=
=3D"_blank">Internet Tablet Talk</a>, privately=A0</font><span style=3D"col=
or:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif">founded by Reggie Suplido an=
d</span><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif">=
=A0dedicated to the initial Nokia Maemo devices.</span></div>

<div><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><=
/span></div><div><font color=3D"#222222" face=3D"arial, sans-serif">The=A0<=
/font><a href=3D"http://www.internettablettalk.com/" style=3D"font-family:a=
rial,sans-serif" target=3D"_blank">Internet Tablet Talk</a>=A0first<font co=
lor=3D"#222222" face=3D"arial, sans-serif">=A0and </font><a href=3D"http://=
talk.maemo.org/" style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif" target=3D"_blank">T=
MO</a>=A0later<font color=3D"#222222" face=3D"arial, sans-serif">, have bee=
n 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.</font></div>

<div><font color=3D"#222222" face=3D"arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><d=
iv>Reggie has been the administrator=A0and owner of forums since the very b=
eginning, 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.</div>

<div><br></div><div>The cost of maintenance for current <a href=3D"http://t=
alk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=3D1227233#post1227233" target=3D"_blank">hos=
t</a>=A0solution=A0was too expensive ($468/month) to be funded by the <a hr=
ef=3D"http://www.hildonfoundation.org">Hildon Foundation</a>. Continuing in=
 the same way was clearly difficult so migration to a cheaper solution was =
somehow mandatory.=A0</div>

<div><br></div><div>Finally, Reggie has decided to donate the forum to the =
Hildon Foundation:</div><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.727=
272033691406px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div>
<span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.727272033691406px;font-fami=
ly:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><i>&quot;I will be stepping down as t=
he TMO administrator effective January 1,=A0</i></span><i><span style=3D"co=
lor:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.727272033691406px;font-family:arial,sans-ser=
if">2013. I have decided that I will be donating the database to the=A0</sp=
an><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.727272033691406px;font-f=
amily:arial,sans-serif">foundation.&quot;</span></i><br style=3D"color:rgb(=
34,34,34);font-size:12.727272033691406px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">

<br><div><i><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.727272033691406=
px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">&quot;I saw my name mentioned in one of th=
e board meetings about the=A0</span><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font=
-size:12.727272033691406px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">possibility of bec=
oming the admin of=A0</span><a href=3D"http://maemo.org/" style=3D"color:rg=
b(17,85,204);font-size:12.727272033691406px;font-family:arial,sans-serif" t=
arget=3D"_blank">maemo.org</a><span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:=
12.727272033691406px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">. I appreciate the offer=
</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.727272033691406px;font=
-family:arial,sans-serif">

<span style=3D"color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.727272033691406px;font-fami=
ly:arial,sans-serif">but I have to decline as of this time.</span><span>&qu=
ot;</span></i></div>
<div><i><span><br></span></i></div><div>From the <a href=3D"http://www.hild=
onfoundation.org">Hildon Foundation</a> we want to thank Reggie for this co=
ntribution and for all the time and efforts he has shared with us.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Now we have different constraints that affect the migra=
tion of the server:</div>

<div>- Lack of funds to pay a new hosting service and a vBulletin license. =
Please <a href=3D"http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=3D1303767" target=
=3D"_blank">donate</a>!=A0</div>
<div>- Man power to migrate and administrate the forums. Board and Council =
are conducting a survey to address it.</div><div>- Concerns about data priv=
acy laws if we move the service from the U.S. to Europe.</div><div><br>

</div><div>Migrating to an OSS might be doable in the near future but at th=
is point it could be very difficult to accomplish, as we lack resources and=
 time. However, if anyone with the required knowledge is interested in star=
ting such a project for migration, please contact with <a href=3D"mailto:co=
uncil at maemo.org" target=3D"_blank">Council</a>.</div>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">

</font></span></div><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>Iv=E1n G=E1lvez (ivgalvez)=
<br><a href=3D"http://www.hildonfoundation.org">The Hildon Foundation</a><b=
r>

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