Open Stack

On 02/06/2014 12:07 PM, Stefano Maffulli wrote:
> Hello folks,
> 
> we're ready to import the answers from Launchpad into Ask OpenStack. A
> script will import all questions, answers, comments (and data abou user
> accounts) from LP into Ask, tag them as the project of origin (nova,
> swift, etc). You can see the results of the test runs on
> http://ask-staging.openstack.org/en/questions/
> For example, the questions migrated from LP Answers Swift are
> http://ask-staging.openstack.org/en/questions/scope:all/sort:activity-desc/tags:swift/page:1/
> 
> We'll try also to sync accounts already existing on Ask with those
> imported from LP, matching on usernames, OpenID and email addresses as
> exposed by LP API. If there is no match, a new account will be created.
> 
> I'm writing to you to make sure that you're aware of this effort and to
> ask you if you are really, adamantly against closing LP Answers. In case
> you are against, I'll try to convince you otherwise :)
> 
> You can see the history of the effort and its current status on
> 
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/openstack-community/+bug/1212089
> 
> Next step is to set a date to run the import. The process will be:
> 
>  1 - run the import script
>  2 - put Ask down for maintenance
>  3 - import data into Ask
>  4 - check that it run correctly
>  5 - close all LP Answers, reconfigure LP projects to redirect to Ask
> 
> I think we can run this process one project at the time so we minimize
> interruptions. If the PTLs authorize me I think I have the necessary
> permissions to edit LP Answers, remove the archives from the public once
> the data is replicated correctly on Ask, so you can focus on coding.
> 
> Let me know what you think about closing LP Answers, use Ask exclusively
> to handle support requests and about delegating to me closing LP Answers
> for your projects.

All sounds good to me!  Thanks for doing this!

-- 
Russell Bryant