====== Converting the forum to a wiki ======

===== Why? =====

The server that is currently hosting studforum will be shut down somewhere near the end of this academic year.
We think it is a pity that the knowledge gathered in this forum would be lost when the server gets decommissioned.
That is why we created this wiki on a new server. However, converting //everything// from studforum is a huge task that we cannot handle on our own.

===== How? =====

  - Pick a course that does not yet exists on this wiki
  - Head over to http://studforum.net and look for the course there
  - Copy the stuff you find important (eg: exam questions?) and put it on the wiki page for that course. To keep everything nicely ordered, please order everything in reverse chronological order. (See [[pub:bac3:ea:softdev|this page]] for an example) If there are still things missing, put a ''%%FIXME%%'' annotation in that section so someone else can add that information.

Have a look at [[wiki:syntax]] to see how you can edit this wiki, or click ''Edit this page'' on any page that contains some layout you want to copy.

===== FAQ =====

==== Why is the server being shut down? ====

The physical server that currently runs studforum is quite old and is located in the basement of Group T. Unfortunately, with the takeover of Group T by the KU Leuven, there can no longer be any student-run servers on the network (security issues, blah blah blah).

The only reason the server is still up is that a part Industria website is on there, but it probably won't be much longer since they are moving to a new hosting provider.

==== Why can't we keep the forum? ====

The software currently running the forum is very old and cannot be updated without breaking all the things.
This software consumes too much resources to run on the very low-end virtual servers we are renting. (Donations are always welcome!)

Secondly, the systems administrator deems this outdated forum software to be too much of a security risk and would ban us for using it.

And lastly, it was becoming quite difficult to find what you were looking for in the forum.

==== How do I contact you? ====

Send a message to the [[https://www.facebook.com/studforum|studforum facebook page]]. We do not have email addresses.