[Bug 367290] Re: doesn't exist

[Mohamed Farag]

Thank you Hassan for the info!

I only keep updated through the list..never knew this!

I am reading... and will get back to this issue as I finish :(

http://syntux.net/blog/2009/06/15/i-miss-this-blog-and-i-miss-ubuntu-community/

Mohamed


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hassan Ibraheem" <hasan.ibraheem at gmail.com>
> To: ubuntu-arabic at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: [Bug 367290] Re: doesn't exist
> Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 20:51:08 +0200
> 
> 
> Don't know if you already know this, but Jad's blog (Syntux) was sold with
> those words:"The former owner decided to quit programming and advocacy and
> we saw the potential of this blog to grow so we arranged for a good deal
> with him and now it’s under new management!"
> http://syntux.net/blog/2009/08/30/this-blog-has-been-sold/
> 
> 2009/9/8 Mohamed Farag <farag at asiamail.com>
> 
> > I think you should contact Khaled Hosny as he is the translation
> > maintainer, and the team owner:
> >
> > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArabicTranslationTeam/NewTranslator
> >
> > https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-l10n-ar
> >
> > I know the wiki and the website created a medium that some of us liked more
> > than here ... participated, and
> > put efforts to build..including me. But now everything is gone.
> >
> > That's why opensource projects like this has to be group-managed not
> > individual-managed, just in case somehing
> > like this happened.
> >
> > Centos - the Redhat Enterprise no-charge distribution - had a similar
> > problem recently due to the same reason:
> > one-person control of website projects.
> >
> > Open Letter to Lance Davis
> > http://www.centos.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=381
> >
> > I also see from time to time few projects' sites go forever this way...the
> > maintainer no longer renew the domain,
> > no other members keep track of this VITAL task, no member goes and renews
> > it...the domain finally goes to someone else, with all the work put in it
> > deleted!
> >
> > I hope we all learn and restructure our teams management in a more
> > effective way to keep it live and care more
> > for our members' time and efforts that go away without price for a small
> > arrangement like this!
> >
> > Another point is that we need to have a code of practice in these
> > projects that the webmaster "has to" make available the website backup
> > to at least one or two contactable members of the team, by uploading it
> > every week or even every month on an accessible FTP account for them, or
> > any similar solution, for emergencies like this, otherwise, there is no
> > benefit from putting group efforts on a non-backed up system !!.
> >
> > --
> > doesn't exist
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/367290
> > You received this bug notification because you are a member of اوبونتو
> > العربي, which is the registrant for Ubuntu-Arabic.org website.
> >
> > Status in موقع اوبونتو العربي: New
> >
> > Bug description:
> > I am now subscribed to this blueprint :
> > https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu-arabic-website/+spec/arabic-translation-guidebut I can't find 
> > :
> > http://wiki.ubuntu-arabic.org/index.php?title=%D8%AF%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A_%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%85
> >
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