[Imc-africa] [ahimsa-tech] imc kenya techies? Re: [Imc-communication] global listening nodes to support the WSF, jan 20 - 25 2007

[Josh Marcus]

hey folks,

I just wanted to offer up that I am a linux techie (and headed to 
Nairobi) and
am willing to help w/ discussions and setup surrounding the site. But it 
sounds
like the issues are more social and access-based at this time. But let 
me know
if I can help. --j

sphinx wrote:
> Hi Boud! If I’m not mistaken I think the person who set-up that website was
> Blicero from indymedia Italy. I tried asking for him on irc #tech but it seems
> all our geeks were asleep-you know it is day time.
> I thing the site is based on oscalit or drupal but it is definitely not MIR.
> And since I’ve not done much with those production systems I cannot be sure
> otherwise if it were a MIR system, the person with the main admin access will
> simple need to create a special login account for use during the WSF which
> account can be closed there after.
> I’m not sure but had expected Blicero to have given the admin password to Oloo.
> Anyway, I do hope that Blicero can reply to this mail because indeed the IMC
> activists in Kenya start’s effectively as of today.
>
> Sphinx
>
>
> __________________________
>   
>> hi imc kenya, fun_peace,
>>     
>
>   
>> On Sat, 6 Jan 2007, Fun Peace wrote:
>>     
>
>   
>>>   kenya indymedia
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>    The 7th edition of the World Social Forum - WSF Nairobi 2007
>>
>>  20th of January and wrapping up on the 25th of January 2007.
>>
>>  greetings all and a happy new year from barcelona
>>     
>   ...
>
>
>   
>> Indymedia kenya has just been set up and hopefully it will turn into
>>     
>
> i think what you mean is that a web server has been set up.
>
>   
>> a thriving active node that will help in bringing a truer state of
>> justice and democracy to kenya. I just added a brief intro to the
>> WSF project and indymedias role in it
>>     
>
>   
>> WSF, attempts to widen the discussion
>> http://216.17.145.92/news/2007/01/435.php
>>     
>
> Is anyone from IMC Kenya or someone in communication with/supporting
> IMC Kenya in contact with ahimsa techies?  IMC Kenya is presently using
> the server (computer) called "ahimsa".
>
> If you want to use this web server during the WSF for serious open
> publishing, you (IMC Kenya) will need to have people with admin access
> checking for spam, racist/hate posts, 911 conspiracy theories, and all
> sorts of stuff unrelated to Kenya.
>
> i suggest you contact ahimsa techies, e.g.:
>
> ahimsa-tech at lists.indymedia.org
>
> http://irc.indymedia.org  choose the channel #ahimsa
>
> (Hopefully ahimsa will accept continued hosting until the end of the WSF -
> in the long term you need to find a new server.)
>
> i will ask on ahimsa if someone can fix your "apache configuration" so
> that you don't need to use the IP number 216.17...
>
>
> horizontalidad
> boud
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Imc-africa mailing list
> Imc-africa at lists.indymedia.org
> http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-africa
>