From b37c81f6a77fff9e4d1bfe1a0322acb3e4950cd3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jamie McClelland Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:34:43 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] adding news file about web site launch. --- website/news/website-launched.mdwn | 58 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 58 insertions(+) create mode 100644 website/news/website-launched.mdwn diff --git a/website/news/website-launched.mdwn b/website/news/website-launched.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..df4a124 --- /dev/null +++ b/website/news/website-launched.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +# The monkeysphere web site is launched! # + +dkg registered monkeysphere.info and monkesphereproject.net (due to the +failure of Chase to implement the monkeysphere, they were not able to properly +verify my credit card number). + +And ... they are both now resolving to an actual real web site. + +I just took the following steps to put the web site in place (skip to the +bottom to see what this all means if you want to modify the web site): + + * Created a new subdirectory of my git repo: website + + * Copied the default files for setting up an ikiwiki software project into + this repository. + + * I deleted the contact page, Makefile (for generating a html + doc directory for the project), and documentation page. I'm not opposed to + these pages, I was just in a hurry to get something published and wasn't sure + what to do with these files. We can always add them later. + + * I edited the remaining files to reflect the project (as best I could). + + * I created a user and web directory on the same server as my published + monkeysphere git repository. + + * I created a clone of my monkeysphere git repository owned by this new user. + + * I created an ikiwiki setup file that: + + * Specifies the clone as the "srcdir" + + * Specifies my new web directory as the web directory + + * Generates a setuid binary, owned by the web directory owner, that will + update the src repo and re-generate the web pages. + + * In my published git repo, I added this setuid binary file to my + post-update script so that when I push to my git repo, it will trigger + ikiwiki to auto-generate the html + +What does this all means if you want to edit the web site? + +At the moment, we're betraying our all-distributed, all-the-time mode of +operations. I'm acting as the web manager (kinda like a release manager). + +That means that if you want a web site change, you should publish it to your +git repo and then let me know. Then, I pull in your change and push it to my +published repo which in turn pushes it to the web site. + +Also - of note - web edits are not allowed, although that's technically +possible with ikiwiki. + +In general, I'm going with simplicity first - we can get more fancy later. + +Oh... the files are written in the markdown language, which is ikiwiki default +(http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax). + -- 2.26.2