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Subject: [Lf-announce] NEW Linux Foundation Corporate Site - BETA!
From: Dan Lopez <dlopez () linuxfoundation ! org>
Date: 2009-02-10 18:02:14
Message-ID: 6863e9ef0902101002g6dc0a4dcr6624a7069c16052e () mail ! gmail ! com
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 Hello Linux Foundation Community,

In February 2009, the Linux Foundation (LF) will release to the public a new
beta content management system that will support improved publishing,
membership acquisition, workgroup management, and content management using
the open source Drupal 6 as our Content Management System (CMS) of choice.
The goal of the implementation is to develop a long-term comprehensive
CMSsolution that will support the growth and sustainability of the
foundation's
goals, strategies, and growth. The new system will integrate with other LF
workgroup and publishing sites.

The intention of this communication is that no stakeholder in the new
CMSimplementation process be surprised by the content of the beta
system, or by
the identification of the alternative legacy data that resides in the Wiki.
This will be achieved through a multi-step release strategy in which the
release process is conducted in a manner that stakeholders have input, and
ample time to migrate their respective information into the new system.

The advantage of this approach is that all stakeholders will have an
opportunity to make their data up-to-date and only migrate what is
relavantand known during the process. The
LF web team will assist and provide technical know-how, training , and
support as necessary for the stakeholder to input their
workgroupinformation prior to the public release of the new site, and
thereafter. A
disadvantage of this approach, however, lies in the possibility that
stakeholders may or may not have their entire documentation migrated to the
new site prior to launch. The LF web team is aware of this issue, and
therefore will keep the old MediaWiki site and data up and accessible by web
browsing and search as long as possible to support workgroup migration to
the new CMS. Unfortunately, some URLs will change as a result of migration
to the new system.

*New CMS Benefits!*

   -  Implement robust content management system
   -  Focus on branding, usability, and SEO of content
   -  Replace one-off home grown templates and disparate websites wherever
   possible
   -  Workgroups have better control of content, and access to content
   -  Make it easier for the Linux community to use/reuse the Linux
   Foundation content

*What now?*

   - The web team is readying Phase 1 roll out of the beta site for February
   4, 2009 through February 12, 2009
   - Contact Dan Lopez (dlopez@linuxfoundation.org) or Craig Ross (
   ccr@linuxfoundation.org) to acknowledge and coordinate migration action
   items for respective content
   - Review current content for your workgroup on the new beta site
   - Attend *training *for the new system on *Monday February 16, 2009 at
   1:00PM (Pacific Time, -0800 GMT) Conference Dial-in Number: (712) 432-0600
    Participant Access Code: 596938#*

*Action Items: *
1. Please migrate your existing content from the existing LF site to
http://beta.linuxfoundation.org by February 6, 2009, if you have not done so
already. If you have questions about this process, please contact us at
webteam@linuxfoundation.org or you can ask you questions during the Q&A
period of the training call. It's important that content that the public
should easily be able to navigate be moved. If you have content that is not
up to date, you can simply leave on MediaWiki site and the LF will continue
to maintain it at http://wiki.linuxfoundation.org after the beta period has
ended. Please do not create new content on the old site.

2. If you are a workgroup lead, please create a group, invite people, and
start building your community on the new site. To coordinate group creation
please contact David Ames (david@linuxfoundation.org). If you do not do this
in a timely fashion your workgroup may not make it to the launch of the site
and will have to go up after the site has launched.

3. Any new content you'd like to create for your workgroup should be created
in the new beta site after February 4, 2009. If you need assistance in
getting content created prior to receiving training, please contact Dan (
dlopez@linuxfoundation.org) or Craig  (ccr@linuxfoundation.org).

Your existing LF accounts will work in the new system. You will also be able
to login to your MediaWiki account with the same account to retrieve other
information that you may have stored there.

4. A training session for all interested parties on the new site will be
held on Monday February 16, 2009 at 1:00pm-2:00pm PST. For questions or
feedback on the site, please email webteam@linuxfoundation.org. Training is
not mandatory but is highly recommended.

*Phase I - Process Steps to Rollout Summary*

   -  Implement Drupal CMS
   -  Content migration - first pass
   -  Delegate content authors and owners to LF workgroups
   -  Workgroups to schedule training with web team
   -  Workgroup content migration - second pass
   -  Go-Live

*Delegation of Ownership*

   -  Workgroup ownership of content
   -  Web team ownership of CMS system administration and support
   -  Web team ownership of branding, look and feel, and implementation
   -  Workgroups to coordinate with web team about proper permissions and
   roles per workgroup

*Go Live!*

   - Deadline for completion of content migration Phase 1 is February 6 2009
   - Old site will remain up throughout this process, and old data will be
   available
   - Flip the switch on February 2-12 2009 with public PR campaigns
   announcing the new site following week
   - All new content should be created in the new public beta release of the
   Drupal CMS system at http://beta.linuxfoundation.org February 16, 2009
   onward until we switch over to http://www.linuxfoundation.org after the
   beta period has ended. By March 1 2009 the LF media wiki site will no
   longer be write accessible, so it's imperative that you create a
   workgroup account on the new site if you wish to create content on LF web
   properties.

For questions, comments, or suggestions please contact:

Amanda McPherson - amanda@linuxfoundation.org

Dan Lopez - dlopez@linuxfoundation.org

Best Regards,

-- 
Dan Lopez
Web Development Manager
The Linux Foundation
1796 18th Street, Suite C
San Francisco, CA 94107

+1 703.926.4840
skype: danlopez00
gtalk: danlopez00@gmail.com

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Hello Linux Foundation Community, In
February 2009, the Linux Foundation (LF) will release \
to the public a new beta content management system that will support improved
publishing, membership acquisition, workgroup \
management, and content management using the open source Drupal 6 as our Content Management System (CMS) of choice.&nbsp; The goal of the implementation is to \
develop a long-term comprehensive CMS solution that \
will support the growth and sustainability of the foundation&#39;s goals, strategies, \
and growth. The new system will integrate with other LF \
workgroup and publishing sites. <div \
class="Ih2E3d"> The intention of this communication is that no stakeholder in the \
new CMS implementation process be surprised by the \
content of the beta system, or by the identification of the alternative legacy data
that resides in the Wiki. This will be achieved through a multi-step
release strategy in which the release process is conducted in a manner
that stakeholders have input, and ample time to migrate their
respective information into the new system. 
 The advantage of this approach is that all stakeholders will have
an opportunity to make their data up-to-date and only migrate what is
relavant and known during the process. The LF web team will assist and provide technical know-how, \
training , and support as necessary for the stakeholder to input their workgroup information prior to the public release of the new \
site, and thereafter. A disadvantage of this approach, however, lies in the \
possibility that stakeholders may or may not have their entire documentation migrated \
to the new site prior to launch. The LF web team is \
aware of this issue, and therefore will keep the old MediaWiki site and data up and accessible by web browsing and \
search as long as possible to support workgroup \
migration to the new CMS. Unfortunately, some URLs will \
change as a result of migration to the new system. New CMS Benefits! <ul><li>&nbsp;Implement robust content \
management system</li><li>&nbsp;Focus on branding, usability, and SEO of content</li> <li>&nbsp;Replace one-off home grown \
templates and disparate websites wherever possible</li><li>&nbsp;Workgroups have better control of content, and access to \
content</li><li>&nbsp;Make it easier for the Linux community to use/reuse the Linux \
Foundation content</li> </ul> What now? </div><ul><li>The web team is \
readying Phase 1 roll out of the beta site for February 4, 2009 through February 12, \
2009</li><li>Contact Dan Lopez (<a href="mailto:dlopez@linuxfoundation.org" \
target="_blank">dlopez@linuxfoundation.org</a>) or Craig Ross (<a \
href="mailto:ccr@linuxfoundation.org" target="_blank">ccr@linuxfoundation.org</a>) to \
acknowledge and coordinate migration action items for respective content</li> \
<li>Review current content for your workgroup on the new beta \
site </li><li>Attend training for the new system on Monday \
February 16, 2009 at 1:00PM (Pacific Time, -0800 GMT) Conference Dial-in \
Number:&nbsp;(712) 432-0600
&nbsp;Participant Access Code:&nbsp;596938# </li></ul><div \
class="Ih2E3d"> Action Items:&nbsp; 1. Please migrate your existing \
content from the existing LF site to <a \
href="http://beta.linuxfoundation.org">http://beta.linuxfoundation.org</a> by \
February 6, 2009, if you have not done so already. If you have questions about this \
process, please contact us at <a \
href="mailto:webteam@linuxfoundation.org">webteam@linuxfoundation.org</a> or you can \
ask you questions during the Q&amp;A period of the training call. It&#39;s important \
that content that the public should easily be able to
navigate be moved. If you have content that is not up to date, you can
simply leave on MediaWiki site and the LF will continue to maintain it at <a \
href="http://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/" \
target="_blank">http://wiki.linuxfoundation.org</a> after the beta period has ended. \
Please do not create new content on the old site. </div><div class="Ih2E3d"> \
 2. If you are a workgroup lead, please create a \
group, invite people, and start building your community on the new site. To
coordinate group creation please contact David Ames (<a \
href="mailto:david@linuxfoundation.org" \
target="_blank">david@linuxfoundation.org</a>). If you do not do this in a timely \
fashion your workgroup may not make it to the launch of \
the site and will have to go up after the site has launched. 
 </div>3. Any new content you&#39;d like to
create for your workgroup should be created in the new \
beta site after February 4, 2009. If you need assistance in getting content created
prior to receiving training, please contact Dan (<a \
href="mailto:dlopez@linuxfoundation.org" \
target="_blank">dlopez@linuxfoundation.org</a>) or Craig&nbsp; (<a \
href="mailto:ccr@linuxfoundation.org" \
target="_blank">ccr@linuxfoundation.org</a>).<div class="Ih2E3d"> Your \
existing LF accounts will work in the new system. You \
will also be able to login to your MediaWiki account with the same account to retrieve other \
information that you may have stored there. 4. A training session for all \
interested parties on the new site will be held on Monday February 16, 2009 at \
1:00pm-2:00pm PST. For questions or feedback on the site, please email <a \
href="mailto:webteam@linuxfoundation.org" \
target="_blank">webteam@linuxfoundation.org</a>. Training is not mandatory but is \
highly recommended. Phase I - Process Steps to Rollout Summary <ul><li>&nbsp;Implement Drupal CMS</li><li>&nbsp;Content migration - first pass</li> \
<li>&nbsp;Delegate content authors and owners to LF \
workgroups</li><li>&nbsp;Workgroups to schedule training with web \
team</li><li>&nbsp;Workgroup content migration - second \
pass</li> <li>&nbsp;Go-Live</li></ul> </div>Delegation of Ownership <div \
class="Ih2E3d"><ul><li>&nbsp;Workgroup ownership of \
content</li><li>&nbsp;Web team ownership of CMS system \
administration and support</li> <li>&nbsp;Web team ownership of branding, look and \
feel, and implementation</li><li>&nbsp;Workgroups to \
coordinate with web team about proper permissions and roles per workgroup</li> </ul> Go \
Live! <ul><li>Deadline for completion of content migration Phase 1 is \
February 6 2009</li><li>Old site will remain up throughout this process, and old data \
will be available</li><li>Flip the switch on February 2-12 2009 with public PR \
campaigns announcing the new site following week</li> <li>All new content should be \
created in the new public beta release of the Drupal \
CMS system at <a \
href="http://beta.linuxfoundation.org">http://beta.linuxfoundation.org</a> February \
16, 2009 onward until we switch over to <a \
href="http://www.linuxfoundation.org">http://www.linuxfoundation.org</a> after the \
beta period has ended. By March 1 2009 the LF media \
wiki site will no longer be write accessible, so it&#39;s imperative that you create \
a workgroup account on the new site if you wish to \
create content on LF web \
properties.</li></ul></div><div></div> For questions, comments, or suggestions please \
contact: Amanda McPherson - <a href="mailto:amanda@linuxfoundation.org" \
target="_blank">amanda@linuxfoundation.org</a> Dan Lopez - <a \
href="mailto:dlopez@linuxfoundation.org" \
target="_blank">dlopez@linuxfoundation.org</a> Best Regards, -- Dan Lopez Web Development Manager The Linux \
Foundation 1796 18th Street, Suite C San Francisco, CA 94107 +1 \
703.926.4840 skype: danlopez00 gtalk: <a \
href="mailto:danlopez00@gmail.com">danlopez00@gmail.com</a>

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