I am pleased to announce that our website, http://ubuntu-ph.org/ , is finally up! It took us almost a year before we got it up and running - but we did it!

I've spent 2 evenings slaving over getting the 5.x data migrated to Drupal 6.13, but we got it intact and working - including user credentials and content, albeit a few broken links. So please treat this site as a work in progress while we iron out the few known bugs.

Added Features:

1) OpenID Access
I'm a huge fan of OpenID so we've enabled this module. There's no longer a need to register on the site itself, use your Launchpad login instead. Users wanting an account should sign in using your Launchpad identity. And those with existing user account is encouraged to link your Launchpad (or any OpenID) identity to your account.

2) Ubuntu LoCo Theme
We've adopted the official LoCo theme for Drupal 6.x and branched it for our use. I plan on heavily modifying it to suit our local needs. Administrators in our Launchpad team would've received notice regarding this matter.

Known Bugs:

1) Ubuntu-PH.org Domain fixed
At the moment, Canonical's working on the ticket I sent to point the domain to the current host. As a workaround, you can access the site by appending the following line on your /etc/hosts.
195.242.99.184 ubuntu-ph.org

2) Temporary Hosting fixed
The domain and the site itself is owned by the Ubuntu-PH community, but the host it's on isn't. This is a temporary measure while looking for a more permanent host. This way, we can freely give away full ftp/vps access to site administrators.
Note: I'm giving the account to the community.

3) Missing 2007-2009 Events and Articles
Since our website was down from 2007, there are no recorded articles available. I'll backtrack our activities and post them during my free time.

4) Theme Rendering Problem on Opera
I'll be spending a good part of my free time double-checking the CSS. Please bear with us while we work on it.

5) Broken Links on a couple of Articles
While I managed to backup the MySQL data, I failed to backup the file directory. Any links to any files saved on the said directory is currently broken. I'll either remove said links or recreate them if I can find them.

6) Missing Avatars
Avatars are saved on the file directory, since we've lost them, the current workaround is for individuals to re-upload them back.

Our official forum is now located at http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=303. The forum on this site would be locked and all concerns should now be posted at Ubuntuforums.org.

The site redirect http://ph.ubuntuforums.org/ would be available in a day or two.

See you there!

Ubuntu-PH.org is undergoing major renovation this month. Would just like to give everyone updates on what we've done so far and what we're planning for the future.

Wikis:
We're almost through reorganizing all wikis. If you check our wiki, you'll notice a much friendlier and accessible interface. We're inviting you to help us improve our website.

http://ubuntu-ph.org/wiki/SiteManagement

Forums:
We're currently planning on moving the forums to Ubuntuforums.org. As an official LoCo, we are given that privilege. However, we'd like to ask for your feedback and vote regarding the movement.

http://ubuntu-ph.org/wiki/SiteManagement/Forum

The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 6.10, codenamed "Edgy Eft". This release includes both installable Desktop CDs and alternate text-mode installation CDs for several architectures.

Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for your desktop or server, with a fast and easy install, regular releases, a tight selection of excellent packages installed by default, every other package you can imagine available with a few clicks, and professional technical support from Canonical Limited and hundreds of other companies around the world.

Ubuntu 6.10 will be supported for 18 months on both desktops and servers. Note that the previous stable release (6.06 LTS) is a long-term support release, and so users requiring a longer support lifetime may choose to continue using that version rather than upgrade to or install 6.10.

Magkakaroon ng pagtitipon ang UBUNTU-PH sa IRC ngayong gabi, alas-otso ng gabi. Mababasa ang buod ng pagtitipon sa https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-ph/2006-July/000642.html.

Mangyayari ang "virtual" na pagtitipon sa #ubuntu-ph channel sa Freenode IRC.

Ang pag-uusapan ay ang mga sumusunod:

1. Pagbuo ng mga grupo sa Luzon, Visayas at Mindanao, at ang lahat ng mga ito ay magiging malaya sa kanilang mga gawain at alituntunin. Sa kadahilanang tayo ay kalat-kalat at hindi madalas magkita-kita ng personal, ang pagbuo ng maliliit na grupo sa ilalim ng UBUNTU-PH ay mainam at mas praktikal sa nakararami.

EDIT: It's back now. Many thanks to Ealden!

Something seems to be not working on planet so we'll turn it off for a short while and fix it up. We can't say when its going to be back but you'll just see a link above when its avaiable. Thanks for understanding.