[Talk-us] [Fwd: [OSM-talk] IMPORTANT - OSM API upgrade - Read Only access mode from 09:00 UTC Fri 17th April]

[Richard Weait]

Hi All,

Below is the official announcement from the OpenStreetMap Foundation
reminding us of temporary OSM service reductions this weekend.  

These service reductions are required for the installation of the shiny
new OSM database server[1] and the API upgrade to version 0.6.  We'll
all enjoy a faster OpenStreetMap once the upgrades are complete.

Those of us planning to map and edit this weekend should expect to save
our edits locally, and upload them next week.  Have fun mapping this
weekend.  

Watch the front page of the wiki for advisories during the upgrade this
weekend.[2]

Best regards,
Richard 

[1] http://www.flickr.com/photos/67155762@N00/3388293945/
[2] http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Main_Page

-------- Forwarded Message --------
> From: Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) <ajrlists at googlemail.com>
> To: talk at openstreetmap.org
> Subject: [OSM-talk] IMPORTANT - OSM API upgrade - Read Only access
> mode from 09:00 UTC Fri 17th April
> Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:28:45 +0100
> 
> Dear OpenStreetMap Users,
> 
> This weekend sees the long awaited upgrade of our main API from version API
> 0.5 to API 0.6. This is a major development for the project and involves
> upgrades to both the hardware platform (the main OSM database) as well as
> the software that we all use to communicate with it.
> 
> In order to migrate the existing OSM database to the new server and software
> platform it is necessary to lock the OSM database to Read Only access, that
> means you will not be able to upload your new map edits to OSM once the
> current API is in read only mode.
> 
> Read only access will commence at 09:00 UTC Friday 17th April 2009 and is
> expected to last throughout the API upgrade period.
> 
> Completion of the API upgrade and database migration is scheduled for some
> time on Monday April 20th, however the exact time will depend upon how well
> progress goes over the weekend. It is also highly likely that there will be
> periods of total API downtime during the weekend as the upgrade is
> progressed. 
> 
> The front page of the wiki will be your best place to keep an eye on the
> current status, or hang out in IRC at #OSM for hour by hour news, but please
> keep your questions to a minimum as our sysadmins team will be busy!
> Concrete news updates, when they are available, will be published.
> 
> The technical working group and the full API 0.6 development team have
> worked long and hard to deliver this exciting new upgrade to the OSM
> platform. I am sure you will wish to join me in thanking them all for their
> efforts and contribution to date and wish them the very best with the work
> over this weekend.
> 
> For more information about the changes please see the following wiki page:
> 
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_Protocol_Version_0.6/Information
> 
> 
> Translation....
> 
> If you have not seen this message on your local language mainling list or
> forum please help communicate to the wider audience by translating and
> posting on. If also you can help with translations for the wiki page that
> would be great too.
> 
> 
> For and on behalf of the OpenStreetMap Foundation Board
> 
> Andy Robinson
> Secretary
> OpenStreetMap Foundation
> secretary at osmfoundation.org
> 
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