[Hepforge] HepForge transition

[admin at hepforge.org]

Dear HepForge Users,

We are currently in the process of upgrading HepForge to a newer system
(phabricator) as the current technology is approaching the end of its life.

In the near future, users will have a lot more freedom organising their
projects. This includes signing up and adding new users without having to go
through hepforge admins. Further, svn, git and mercurial will all be available
natively and you have full control over your repositories. 

The project URLs and download locations will remain the same as will the
mailing lists.

We will discontinue trac as there are much more powerful bugtrackers available
in phabricator. The old trac tickets will be archived and set to readonly.

What will disappear are the home directories and personal webpages of
individual hepforge users, that includes the ability to login to hepforge via
ssh. We would therefore kindly ask to move personal files from your hepforge
home directory within the next weeks.

There will be a few more messages before the new system goes live.
The timescale to implement the new system is about 4 weeks away.

Cheers,
Holger