Stop ‘Osclass Project’ dying

[Dimal]

So if i understand it correctly, the whole project is shutting down.

And what will become this script ? Should we look for something else or what ?

[marius-ciclistu]

The forum is the biggest loss... I don't think that osclass would agree on donating the forum with its content...

[Dimal]

I wonder what will happen to domain and forum in a near future, because forum holds great information about many things etc.
Maybe it can be transferred to some free forum hosting platforms, however, in most such cases, permalinks will be dead.

Well, the forum could become READ ONLY and be hosted somewhere else (cheaper) i guess.

[WEBmods]

The forum is the biggest loss... I don't think that osclass would agree on donating the forum with its content...

They never said that forum will die, right?

[marius-ciclistu]

The forum is the biggest loss... I don't think that osclass would agree on donating the forum with its content...

They never said that forum will die, right?

If the domain expires...

[Dimal]

One tiny little problem with above is that languages and geo data are pulled from Osclass domain during installation. Of course, anyone with database backup and such is fine (data is already present), but new installations will be "blank" (e.g. no other languages or geo locations can be pulled if the domain expires). If that changes in some last release, to be self contained package, then it may be OK.

Isn't Osclass script "tied" with the Market ? I mean it depends on it ?

What will happen if Market is closed ? Will the script continue to work, or not ?

[WEBmods]

Can we all send them emails and see if they respond? Someone can buy the domain and host from them... Or at least get data and publish on another domain.

[dev101]

I hope (for the time being) that this only affects Market, since it requires effort to run it (billing, payments processing, monitoring etc.). Forum can be left, as long as the domain/hosting lives. It is all unclear right now for how long, though. GitHub project can live as long as GitHub platform is aroung (no reason to delete the repo from there imho).

[WEBmods]

One tiny little problem with above is that languages and geo data are pulled from Osclass domain during installation. Of course, anyone with database backup and such is fine (data is already present), but new installations will be "blank" (e.g. no other languages or geo locations can be pulled if the domain expires). If that changes in some last release, to be self contained package, then it may be OK.

Isn't Osclass script "tied" with the Market ? I mean it depends on it ?

What will happen if Market is closed ? Will the script continue to work, or not ?

It's a simple fix. There's been a topic somewhere...

[dev101]

Can we all send them emails and see if they respond? Someone can buy the domain and host from them... Or at least get data and publish on another domain.

I doubt they'll respond on individual requests at this moment. It will all be announced officially soon, hopefully.
And, for legal reasons, I doubt it will be allowed to have that same name for some time, I mean, if you go partially commercial etc. But, that is only a technicality.

[WEBmods]

Can we all send them emails and see if they respond? Someone can buy the domain and host from them... Or at least get data and publish on another domain.

I doubt they'll respond on individual requests at this moment. It will all be announced officially soon, hopefully.

I can't wait for them to say more details, yet I'm so scared.

[marius-ciclistu]

I discussed this end 1or 2 years ago and I said that giants like olx etc will not allow a free script to endanger their bussines. If this is the case, then the forum will not be shared/donated etc.

[dev101]

One tiny little problem with above is that languages and geo data are pulled from Osclass domain during installation. Of course, anyone with database backup and such is fine (data is already present), but new installations will be "blank" (e.g. no other languages or geo locations can be pulled if the domain expires). If that changes in some last release, to be self contained package, then it may be OK.

Isn't Osclass script "tied" with the Market ? I mean it depends on it ?

What will happen if Market is closed ? Will the script continue to work, or not ?

It's a simple fix. There's been a topic somewhere...

Of course it will work. The communication part is mostly for banners, Market connection, auto updates etc.

[Dimal]

Can we all send them emails and see if they respond? Someone can buy the domain and host from them... Or at least get data and publish on another domain.

Who cares about the domain and the forum. The forum will become legacy in a few months (if it is not already).

We care about the Script. If it will be ok to use it for 1-2 years, until we find something else.

Tha funny thing is, i run an Osclass site in my country for 3 years now. BUT never managed it in technical terms. An other webmaster installed it and did all the technical maintenace for 3 years. He was excellent. But 5 months back, he told me he can't continue. And now, here i'm in a situation like this. I have little knowledge for Osclass, i'm a Wordpress guy. And Wordpress plugins for ads suck.

 

[WEBmods]

Can we use this "https://forums.osclass.org/index.php?wap2" to download everything and eventually publish it somewhere?