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Hi SignWriting List,<br>
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I hope everyone is staying safe. 2020 is going to be interesting
for SignWriting, especially for the websites.<br>
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<img src="cid:part1.08A832C8.30241681@signpuddle.net" alt=""><br>
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These websites are currently hosted together on a server funded
through Patreon. I personally administer and manage the server.
Over the years, these websites have grown and become complicated and
intertwined. The current server is reaching its end of life and
needs to be rebuilt.<br>
<br>
I have started the new server build. It is up and running Cent OS
8. This week, I hope to complete the configuration and transfer
over the simple static sites like SignWriting.org, DanceWriting.org,
MovementWriting.org, ...<br>
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After the simple sites are moved over, the more complicated PHP
sites will be transferred. SignPuddle Online and the PDF printing
will be the most difficult.<br>
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The new server will be optimized for better performance. I'm hoping
to move the sites without too much modification, but it's possible
that SignPuddle 2 will need to be optimized first. If that happens,
I'll open source the code and put it on GitHub. I should probably
do that anyway.<br>
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I will keep the list posted about when sites are moving and possible
down time. If you depend on any of the sites, their function, their
data, or specific links, please let me know so that I add your
requirements to the transition. It's possible that some links may
change and some functionality may be dropped on SignBank.org,
SignPuddle.net, and SignPuddle.com.<br>
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Regards,<br>
-Steve<br>
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PS - If you find any of the websites valuable, consider joining our
Patreon campaign.<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.patreon.com/signwriting">https://www.patreon.com/signwriting</a><br>
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We are over half-way to our 2020 fundraising goals for the server
rebuild and future growth.<br>
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