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[Sridhar Ratnakumar <sridhar.ratna@xxxxxxxxx>]

Let's use the launchpad list from now onwards?

-srid

On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Sridhar Ratnakumar
<sridhar.ratna@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 1:04 AM, Aanjhan R <aanjhan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Onkar Shinde <onkarshinde@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Ok. Except speed there doesn't seem to be anything in favour of git or
>>> against bzr. Also as I said bzr will allow us to dump SF. But I
>>> suggest that we wait till actual import of bugs is done.
>>>
>>> Aanjhan,
>>> What is your opinion on this?
>>
>> Hi Folks,
>>
>> I am awake again :)
>>
>> I think we must not dump SF. After all thats the place where all our
>> current users head to. And it willl just be a re-direct of some sort
>> but still I think most links on blogs shall be pointing to a dead old
>> source code in a few months if we move. I am not against moving to bzr
>> but kinda skeptical about dumping SF as such. Yes, agreed the
>> interface, ML and all things are poor on SF, but I dont see any issues
>> with VCS on SF. So IMO LP + SF (git) would be OK.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Aanjhan
>> PS: I really dont mind moving to bzr. But I am more concerned of
>> legacy links and users :)
>
> We don't have to technically delete the SF project. It can be left as
> it is with redirection links in appropriate place:
>
> 1. gnusim8085.sf.net -- automatic http redirect to launchpad
> 2. SF tracker -- (after migration) Add one last bug with title in
> CAPITALS saying we've migrated; no more bugs can be added (disable
> adding new bugs too)
> 3. mailing lists -- one last post to the lists, saying we migrated;
> disable new members
> 4. svn/git -- put a marker like http://repo.or.cz/w/pyrtm.git
> 5. downloads - add a new file with name 'PROJECT_MOVED_TO_LAUNCHPAD'
> or something with the URL in it. (although the user would most likely
> visit the summary or home page first and then already go to launchpad)
>
> Having everything in launchpad will be useful in long term too.
>
> Only thing that launchpad won't provide is a wiki. But I think we can
> make gnusim8085.net itself act like wiki using tools like
> http://wikkawiki.org/
>
> -srid
>