doesn't exist

[Rached ALAYA]

I am now subscribed to this blueprint : https://blueprints.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu-arabic-website/+spec/arabic-translation-guide but I can't find : http://wiki.ubuntu-arabic.org/index.php?title=%D8%AF%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A_%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%85

[Nizar Kerkeni (nizarus)]

The domain ubuntu-arabic.org is now taken by another registrar to sell it again :(
https://pubman.domainsponsor.com/buyer/for_sale?a_id=9075&domain=ubuntu-arabic.org

[Rached ALAYA (rached.alaya)]

How is that possible ? there is something wrong.

[Mohamed Farag (mohamed-farag)]

Yes, true! .. and sad! :(
Moreover, the new owner says on the page Nizar pointed us to:
[The domain owner has set a minimum offer value of US$480. ]

Rached, there is nothing wrong, unfortunately!

Jad Madi, the owner of the project, didn't renew the domain registration on time .. which was 2 months ago, as I could see from Google cash:

[Notice: This domain name expired on 07/10/09 and is pending renewal or deletion. ubuntu-arabic.org. This page is parked free, courtesy of Blue Razor Domains ...]

Bad news too that I searched the Internet archive [archive.org] for any archived content but it seems nothing survived!

I really urge Jad to join this discussion as he is the maintainer and owner of this important and new project
(the website), and let us know the status of the ubuntu Arabic website project, future direction, the website
backup if there is any..any retrievable content..and so .

Ramadan Kareem to all :)

[Mohamed Farag (mohamed-farag)]

I think you should contact Khaled Hosny as he is the translation maintainer, and the team owner:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArabicTranslationTeam/NewTranslator

https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-l10n-ar

I know the wiki and the website created a medium that some of us liked more than here ... participated, and
put efforts to build..including me. But now everything is gone.

That's why opensource projects like this has to be group-managed not individual-managed, just in case somehing
like this happened.

Centos - the Redhat Enterprise no-charge distribution - had a similar problem recently due to the same reason:
one-person control of website projects.

Open Letter to Lance Davis
http://www.centos.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=381

I also see from time to time few projects' sites go forever this way...the maintainer no longer renew the domain,
no other members keep track of this VITAL task, no member goes and renews it...the domain finally goes to someone else, with all the work put in it deleted!

I hope we all learn and restructure our teams management in a more effective way to keep it live and care more
for our members' time and efforts that go away without price for a small arrangement like this!

Another point is that we need to have a code of practice in these projects that the webmaster "has to" make available the website backup to at least one or two contactable members of the team, by uploading it every week or even every month on an accessible FTP account for them, or any similar solution, for emergencies like this, otherwise, there is no benefit from putting group efforts on a non-backed up system !!.

[Nizar Kerkeni (nizarus)]

The discussion continue in the Arabic mailing list : <email address hidden>