[Pdweb] new website / upgrading plone version (was: rename "download Pd" to "Downloads")

[Nicolas Montgermont]

Hello all,

I was thinking on how we may manage this switching, specially if we must 
have to start from a fresh install, I think there are few clear steps:

1 - installing a new hidden plone.
2 - thinking the architecture of the new site
3 - filling the architecture with the "old" content
4 - graphical design of the new site
5 - filling the website with member contents
6 - checking and switching to the new version.

A proposal on how we should do that:
step 1 : handled by Andras.
step 2 : discussion on this list
step 3 : handled by section responsables (if we agree on this kind of 
organisation)
step 4 : discussion on this list and marco's implementation.
step 5 : maybe we can send a mail to every member of the actual site to 
have them move their own content?
step 6 : pdweb-list and maybe pd-list help.

I think it's no problem if we have all this switching lasting a few 
months. The longest step for me is step 5, and I think it's really 
better if we let a long time to people to switch their content.
An intermediate part of the website between members and architecture is 
the community section, where it is good to have people create their own 
page for patching circles and others. I am ok to write a little tutorial 
to achieve an homogen creation of specific pages, and to write 
individual mails to each local groups member.

best,
n


Le 09/11/12 22:41, IOhannes m zmölnig a écrit :
> On 11/09/2012 07:06 PM, András Murányi wrote:
>>
>> Definitely that is the way. By "duplicating" I meant exactly this: to
>> make a completely independent, not publicly visible copy of the existing
>> web site, where we can play around until it's perfect.
>> Attention: we'll have to take into account, however, that the existing
>> web site may evolve meanwhile we're playing around with the copy, so
>> before finally swapping in the new one for the old one, we'll have to
>> make sure that any content that was added to the new one is reflected on
>> the new one as well. We'll how see how exactly this is best achieved.
>
> glad to see so much activity here...
>
>
>>
>> About the first steps: according to [1] it's not really a copy of the
>
> the biggest problem i remember is, that the puredata.info instance 
> uses a custom plone product for storing media files on the filesystem 
> rather than within the zodb.
> currently, there are about 3GB of files external to the zodb; after an 
> upgrade those files should still be available somehow.
> this might require either someone with zope/plone skills illing to 
> upgrade that product manually or a patient hand (manually copying the 
> files).
>
>
>> existing site that we'll need but an EMPTY Plone 3.3.x install. When
>> IOhannes has the time to set it up, we're ready to go.
>
> i'm basically out-of-office for the next 2 weeks, but after that my 
> stress level should diminsh considerably.
>
>
> fgmasdr
> IOhannes
>
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