[ckan-dev] Datahub upgrade coming soon

[Mark Wainwright]

Hi all,

The upgrade to the Datahub went ahead yesterday as planned. Everything
seems to have gone smoothly, but if you spot any problems, please let
us know. Just in case, the old version will stay online in read-only
mode for a month or so at old.datahub.io.

There's a blog post announcing the upgrade here:

http://ckan.org/2013/07/01/new-look-datahub/

Regards,

Mark Wainwright


On 27/06/2013, Mark Wainwright <mark.wainwright at okfn.org> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> We've been working on upgrading the Datahub (datahub.io) to CKAN 2.0.
> The good news is that this upgrade will go ahead early next week. You
> can see a preview of how it will look here:
>
> http://datahub.staging.ckanhosted.com/
>
> The new version introduces CKAN 2.0 functionality, such as the ability
> to follow datasets and groups, activity streams, dashboards, improved
> UI, and more.
>
> For those who are new to it, the Datahub is a community-run portal - a
> free public CKAN instance for cataloguing and publishing data. Its
> 'groups' can be used to bring together collections of data in a
> particular area or even for lightweight data publishing by small
> organisations. As with a wiki, the ability of any user to edit
> metadata (e.g. to fix broken links) helps keep it relevant and
> up-to-date.
>
> As a result of the upgrade, Datahub users should note the following:
>
> 1. User creation, which was temporarily disabled recently because of a
> spam attack, will be enabled again when the new site goes live.
>
> 2. For a short period on Monday afternoon, there will be a freeze on
> adding or editing content. Existing content should still be readable.
>
> 3. All datasets will be editable by anyone who has a valid user
> account. This is also the default at present, and in keeping with the
> Datahub's wiki-like nature. CKAN 'Organizations', which enable
> authorization control over datasets, will not be available on the
> Datahub for the time being. Of course, the 'Group' feature will
> continue to work as before, along with 2.0 enhancements such as group
> activity streams and the ability to follow a group.
>
> 4. Data can be added only as links: if you are publishing data, We've
> had to remove the option of uploading data on the Datahub for the
> present. (Data already uploaded will still be available.)
>
> For help, or if you have any questions, please e-mail datahub at okfn.org.
>
> All the best,
>
> Mark Wainwright
>
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