[PySide] PySide website down

[Srini Kommoori]

Yea. Hosting on qt-project.org sounds good.

On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 7:02 AM, Hugo Parente Lima
<hugo.lima at openbossa.org> wrote:
> On Friday, September 28, 2012 05:01:49 PM Matti Airas wrote:
>> If we can get easy access to static web area hosted by Qt Project
>> Foundation, I think that would be much preferable solution.
>
> I agree.
>
>> I'm thinking of having a link to PySide documentation at
>> http://qt-project.org/doc/. :-)
>
> This would be really nice.
>
>> ma.
>>
>> On 28 September 2012 16:46, Srini Kommoori <vasure at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > pyside.org redirect to wiki page is online. I have updated wiki with a
>> > docs link.
>> >
>> > Hugo, Is it possible to host static documentation pages on github
>> > pyside account? I will send a pull request.
>> >
>> > thanks,
>> > -Srini
>> >
>> > On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 5:43 AM, Srini Kommoori <vasure at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > > 1. I contacted local Digia folks(Tuukka Ahoniemi) and they sent our
>> > > domain and vpc requests to concerned folks. Hope we will hear
>> > > something back from them today.
>> > >
>> > > On the technical side of things, I just checked search also on the
>> > > docs, there is no dependency on a server as they are all static pages
>> > > and javascript is doing the search.
>> > > http://srinikom.github.com/pyside-docs/
>> > >
>> > > So we could host docs on github without depending on anyone. All we
>> > > need is domain whois info access Or someone willing to modify domain
>> > > settings for us.
>> > >
>> > > 2. I can easily create a blogger site+blog with the same theme and we
>> > > all can collaborate and publish updates.
>> > >
>> > > 3. I volunteer to take up the hosting tasks going forward completely.
>> > > It would be good to know how is the project structured? Who posts
>> > > binaries? I think on the coding and checkin side, our git repository
>> > > is taken care right now - do we need any help on that?
>> > >
>> > > Matti, Am I missing any hosting tasks?
>> > >
>> > > thanks,
>> > > -Srini
>> > >
>> > > On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 5:22 AM, Matti Airas <mairas at iki.fi> wrote:
>> > >> Hi Stephan,
>> > >>
>> > >> On 28 September 2012 15:07, Stephan Deibel <sdeibel at wingware.com>
>> >
>> > wrote:
>> > >>> Matti Airas wrote:
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>>
>> > >>> I'm almost 100% certain that the PSF hosting some resources for PySide
>> > >>> won't come with a requirement about licensing or process for PySide.
>> >
>> >  Or at
>> >
>> > >>> least that's my impression from having been on the PSF board some
>> >
>> > years ago,
>> >
>> > >>> and from everything I've observed since. It certainly is true that a
>> > >>> contributor agreement is needed for anything in Python itself and the
>> >
>> > Python
>> >
>> > >>> standard library, but PySide would not go into the Python standard
>> >
>> > library.
>> >
>> > >> I was discussing the issue with some PSF board members back in August
>> >
>> > 2011,
>> >
>> > >> and that was the message then.
>> > >>
>> > >>> That said, is the problem with Qt Project or a temporary one caused by
>> >
>> > the
>> >
>> > >>> transfer from Nokia to Digia?
>> > >>
>> > >> It's probably really neither. I think the problem was more due to the
>> > >> overworked Nokia Qt organization having to deliver to an unpublished
>> >
>> > closed
>> >
>> > >> project, while at the same time having to cater for the open Qt
>> >
>> > Project. The
>> >
>> > >> open project probably couldn't be sufficiently prioritized - it wasn't
>> >
>> > an
>> >
>> > >> issue with Qt Project itself, IMHO. Ever an optimist, I actually think
>> >
>> > Digia
>> >
>> > >> has more interest in Qt Project in general and in PySide too.
>> > >>
>> > >> I got a while ago in contact with Lars Knoll (Qt lead maintainer), and
>> >
>> > he
>> >
>> > >> wanted to resolve the issue ASAP. Also talked to Tuukka Turunen (Digia
>> >
>> > Qt
>> >
>> > >> Commercial Director), and he wanted to resolve the issue without delay,
>> >
>> > too.
>> >
>> > >> So, let's hope for the best.
>> > >>
>> > >>> I don't care too much either way but maybe in the long term being part
>> >
>> > of
>> >
>> > >>> the Qt Project will be less hassle (if really part of it, and not
>> >
>> > easily
>> >
>> > >>> orphaned again as seems to have happened now).
>> > >>
>> > >> Me too, with the same condition. :-)
>> > >>
>> > >> Cheers,
>> > >>
>> > >> ma.