The CKAN Tech Team welcomes its newest member: Jari Voutilainen
We are happy to announce that Jari Voutilainen (@Zharktas) has become the latest member of the CKAN Tech Team. Jari has been an active member of the CKAN community for a long time, with his first contributions dating back to 2014. Since then he has been regularly involved with the CKAN community, helping other users...Migrating our mailing lists
During CKAN long history, public community channels have played a crucial role on its development and adoption. The mailing lists are a really important part of these channels, allowing the community to request and provide support, showcase work and discuss issues related to the project. The current mailing lists ([email protected] and [email protected]) have been kindly...
New patch releases for CKAN 2.8, 2.7 and 2.6 now available
The CKAN technical team is happy to announce that the new patch releases for 2.8.x, 2.7.x and 2.6.x are now available to download and install. These patch releases fix important bugs and security issues, so users should upgrade as soon as possible to the latest patch release for the CKAN version they are using. Patch...
The CKAN on Python 3 Initiative. Get Involved!
One of the major initiatives the CKAN Stewards are focused on delivering in 2019 is CKAN compatibility with Python 3. In this post I’ll give an overview of what we envisage for shipping CKAN on Python 3, and how interested developers, users, and vendors can take part. TL;DR The CKAN Stewards and CKAN Technical Team...
Introducing Bilateral Stewardship for the CKAN Open Source Project
The following announcement was issued by the Open Knowledge Foundation via their blog: The Open Knowledge Foundation (OKF) Board met on Monday evening to discuss the future of the CKAN Association. The Board supported the CKAN Stewardship proposal jointly put forward by Link Digitaland Datopian. As two of the longest serving members of the CKAN...
My First 100 Days as a CKAN Contributor
Note: Re-posted from a Link Digital news item. OP by Ruth Bekele. My experience working with the CKAN open source project, via a CKAN contributor role sponsored by Link Digital within Open Knowledge Ethiopia, has been a great opportunity. The working environment is friendly and helpful. My direct manager, Solomon Mekonnen, who has establish Open...
CKAN 2.8.2, 2.7.5 and 2.6.7 patch releases now available
The CKAN technical team is happy to announce that the new patch releases for 2.8.x, 2.7.x and 2.6.x are now available to download and install. These patch releases fix important bugs and security issues, so users should upgrade as soon as possible to the latest patch release for the CKAN version they are using. Patch...