phpBB2 forum archive availability

stevemagruder · Post by **stevemagruder** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:06 pm

In the phpBB2 EOL notice, it says "The phpBB2 support forums have been locked and will remain available in this "archived" state for a number of months". Can anyone tell me if there is a specific date that these will no longer be available? I still refer to the mod discussions from time to time and would sure hate to lose them.

stickerboy · Post by **stickerboy** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:25 pm

All the dates can be found in this announcement

http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... 4&t=900655

stevemagruder · Post by **stevemagruder** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:35 pm

cherokee red wrote:All the dates can be found in this announcement
http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopi ... 4&t=900655

OK, thanks. So, May 1 is the date.

I wish there was a straightforward way for copying all the associated mod discussions without doing printouts. I guess I'm going to have to kill a tree. Bummer.

narqelion · Post by **narqelion** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:54 pm

print them to file with a pdf writer.

No tree killing necessary.

Dog Cow · Post by **Dog Cow** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:58 pm

stevemagruder wrote: I wish there was a straightforward way for copying all the associated mod discussions without doing printouts. I guess I'm going to have to kill a tree. Bummer.

There's an archiving project underway. They won't be lost forever.

A_O_C · Post by **A_O_C** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:12 pm

Is that so? Where?

stevemagruder · Post by **stevemagruder** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:15 pm

narqelion wrote:print them to file with a pdf writer. No tree killing necessary.

True dat.

narqelion · Post by **narqelion** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:15 pm

A_O_C wrote:Is that so? Where?

I would imagine several places.

@stevemagruder, it's what I did.

stevemagruder · Post by **stevemagruder** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:17 pm

Dog Cow wrote:
stevemagruder wrote: I wish there was a straightforward way for copying all the associated mod discussions without doing printouts. I guess I'm going to have to kill a tree. Bummer.
There's an archiving project underway. They won't be lost forever.

Any details? I would certainly prefer to access these discussions pretty much the way I can at this point.

Dog Cow · Post by **Dog Cow** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:21 pm

Well, the Web Archive has always maintained a decent mirror of phpBB discussions.

stevemagruder · Post by **stevemagruder** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:13 pm

If anyone has already downloaded all the phpBB 2.0 mods and placed their associated discussions into PDF files, I would gladly pay a reasonable price for these on CD, or an FTP location I can download from. PM me if you want to make a deal.

A_O_C · Post by **A_O_C** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:16 pm

I would imagine that would be alot of work...

Dog Cow · Post by **Dog Cow** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:52 pm

stevemagruder wrote:If anyone has already downloaded all the phpBB 2.0 mods and placed their associated discussions into PDF files, I would gladly pay a reasonable price for these on CD, or an FTP location I can download from. PM me if you want to make a deal.

Here you are: http://phpbb2refugees.com/viewtopic.php?t=241

(If that link ever goes away, PM me or send me an email or something)

A_O_C wrote:I would imagine that would be alot of work...

That's a programmer's job, for sure.

stevemagruder · Post by **stevemagruder** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 12:40 am

Dog Cow wrote:
stevemagruder wrote:If anyone has already downloaded all the phpBB 2.0 mods and placed their associated discussions into PDF files, I would gladly pay a reasonable price for these on CD, or an FTP location I can download from. PM me if you want to make a deal.
Here you are: http://phpbb2refugees.com/viewtopic.php?t=241

(If that link ever goes away, PM me or send me an email or something)

Excellent! That will save me a lot of time I was going to have to spend. Is there a donation link I can send to?

Also, did you have plans to make available the mod's associated discussions, as they often contain very useful tips/tricks to go along with implementation of the mod?

Dog Cow · Post by **Dog Cow** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 1:49 am

stevemagruder wrote:Is there a donation link I can send to?

No.

Also, did you have plans to make available the mod's associated discussions, as they often contain very useful tips/tricks to go along with implementation of the mod?

Yes.

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