docs: update and cleanup of infrastructure.md (OSGeo#4294)

- various minor updates
- removal of GRASS Travis CI section

doc/infrastructure.md

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # How the GRASS GIS Webserver and related infrastructure works
 
 Author: Markus Neteler
-Last update: Dec 2023
+Last update: Sep 2024
 
 ## GRASS GIS Source code repository
 
-Maintainer: Markus Neteler, Martin Landa, OSGeo-SAC, <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/SAC>
+Maintainer: Markus Neteler, Martin Landa, OSGeo-SAC, <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/SAC>
 
 Important update April 2019: The source code is now managed on GitHub (rather
 than in SVN).
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ The GitHub repositories are:
 - GRASS GIS Add-ons: <https://github.com/OSGeo/grass-addons>
 - GRASS GIS promotional material: <https://github.com/OSGeo/grass-promo>
 - GRASS GIS Website (Hugo site): <https://github.com/OSGeo/grass-website>
-- Github mirror at OSGeo: <https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/grass_gis/grass>
+- Github mirror at OSGeo (updated daily): <https://git.osgeo.org/gitea/grass_gis/grass>
 
 Git usage:
 
 - [CONTRIBUTING.md file](../CONTRIBUTING.md)
-- <https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/HowToGit>
+- [Guide to contributing on GitHub](development/github_guide.md)
 
 Issues:
 
@@ -39,26 +39,23 @@ Maintainer: M. Neteler
 
 - <https://grass.osgeo.org>
 
-  - osgeo7-grass: LXD container on osgeo7 (<https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/SAC_Service_Status#osgeo_7>)
-    - OS: Debian Buster
+  - osgeo8-grass: LXD container on osgeo8 (<https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/SAC_Service_Status#osgeo_8>)
+    - OS: Debian GNU/Linux 11 bullseye
     - Apache Server with Hugo (<https://github.com/OSGeo/grass-website>)
   - for migration details (7/2020), see <https://github.com/OSGeo/grass-website/issues/180>
   - ssh login: via jumphost hop.osgeo8.osgeo.org
   - deployment via cronjob: <https://github.com/OSGeo/grass-addons/tree/grass8/utils/cronjobs_osgeo_lxd/>
 
 - <https://old.grass.osgeo.org> (CMSMS, replaced in 2020 by above Hugo based solution)
 
-  - Shared virtual OSGeo machine (osgeo6) hosted at Oregon State University
-    Open Source Lab server: osgeo6.osgeo.osuosl.org)
-  - Login: via OSGeo LDAP, there is a "grass" LDAP group
-  - Software:
-    - OS: Debian Wheezy
-    - Apache Server with PHP
-  - Login: via OSGeo LDAP, there is a "grass" LDAP group
+  - a static copy of the old site is found at
+    `neteler@grasslxd:old-grass-website/old.grass.osgeo.org/` (13 GB)
+  - otherwise: <https://web.archive.org/web/20191220035849/https://grass.osgeo.org/>
 
 - Backups:
 
-  - osgeo7-grass: container on osgeo8 is backup'ed, see <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/SAC:Backups>
+  - osgeo8-grass + wiki: container on osgeo8 is backup'ed,
+    see <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/SAC:Backups>
 
 - Mirrors:
 
@@ -70,32 +67,34 @@ Maintainer: M. Neteler
 - Weekly software snapshots (generated Saturday morning Portland (OR), US time):
 
   - Source code tarball of git (GitHub) <https://github.com/OSGeo/grass>
-  - Linux binary snapshot is compiled on osgeo7-grass
+  - Linux binary snapshot is compiled on osgeo8-grass
     - GRASS is compiled with GDAL, PROJ, SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL, FFTW, C++ support,
       see <https://github.com/OSGeo/grass-addons/tree/grass8/utils/cronjobs_osgeo_lxd/>
     - binary tar.gz and manuals are moved into Web space
 
 - GRASS user manual HTML:
 
-  - generated during compilation of weekly Linux binary snapshot on osgeo7-grass
+  - generated during compilation of weekly Linux binary snapshot on osgeo8-grass
 
 - GRASS addons manual HTML:
 
-  - generated during compilation of weekly Linux binary snapshot on osgeo7-grass
+  - generated during compilation of weekly Linux binary snapshot on osgeo8-grass
 
 - GRASS programmer's manual (<https://grass.osgeo.org/programming8/>)
 
   - HTML: cronjob run Wednesday morning Portland (OR), US time
   - HTML: cronjob run Saturday morning Portland (OR), US time
   - disabled: PDF: cronjob run Saturday morning Portland (OR), US time
 
-- Mailman mailing lists + automated greylisting (at lists.osgeo.org since 11/2007)
+- Mailman mailing lists + automated greylisting
+  (at <https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo>, since 11/2007)
 
   - Mailman is doing the job, only registered users can post
   - messages from unsubscribed people is auto-discarded without notification
   - the open "weblist" operates instead like this:
-    - User -> grass-web at lists osgeo.org -> greylisting -> Mailman
-    - for greylisting, see <http://postgrey.schweikert.ch/>
+    - mails goes to grass-web at lists osgeo.org -> greylisting -> Mailman
+    - for greylisting, see <https://postgrey.schweikert.ch/>
+    - Moderation of queue: <https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/admindb/grass-web>
 
 - Backup of mailing lists (mbox files)
 
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ Maintainer: M. Neteler
 - Web statistics
   - Matomo: <https://2022.foss4g.org/matomo/> (not publicly accessible;
     access: Markus Neteler)
-  - Selected stats: <http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Project_Stats>
+  - Selected stats: <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Project_Stats> and <https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/VisibilityStats#Mailing_list_subscribers>
 
 Summary: The system should run almost autonomously.
 
@@ -148,11 +147,9 @@ Maintainer: Martin Landa, Markus Neteler
 
 - <https://grasswiki.osgeo.org>
 - Mediawiki software
-- requires registration to keep spammers out
-
-Summary: The system should run almost autonomous. An eye must be be kept
-on people trying to spam the site. Several layers of registration protection
-are in place due to excessive spam.
+- requires registration at
+  [OSGeo-LDAP](https://www.osgeo.org/community/getting-started-osgeo/osgeo_userid/)
+  (to keep spammers out)
 
 Macros for manual pages (src, cmd, API, ...):
 
@@ -163,9 +160,15 @@ Macros for manual pages (src, cmd, API, ...):
 Channel: irc://irc.libera.chat/grass
 Web based client: See <https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/IRC>
 
+Libera IRC:
+
+- Founder: jmckenna, markusN
+
+Former freenode IRC:
+
 - channel owner: Alessandro Frigeri ("geoalf")
 - quasi guru level: Markus Neteler ("markusN")
-- original (freenode) operators:
+- original operators:
   - Jachym ("jachym")
   - Luca ("doktoreas")
   - Soeren ("huhabla")
@@ -181,16 +184,16 @@ Old bugtrackers: see <https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Bug_tracking>
 
 ## GRASS GIS Addons
 
-Maintainer: Martin Landa and Markus Neteler
+Maintainer: Martin Landa, Tomas Zigo, and Markus Neteler
 
 Details:
 
-- Windows-addons: grass-addons/utils/addons/README.txt
+- Windows-addons: `grass-addons/utils/addons/README.txt`
 - Addon manual pages cronjob: <https://github.com/OSGeo/grass-addons/tree/grass8/utils/cronjobs_osgeo_lxd>
 - Rendered manuals: <https://grass.osgeo.org/grass8/manuals/addons/>
 
-The redirect to the latest grassX directory is defined on grass.osgeo.org:
-/etc/apache2/includes/grass.osgeo.org.inc
+The redirect to the latest `grassX` directory is defined on grass.osgeo.org:
+`/etc/apache2/includes/grass.osgeo.org.inc`
 
 Procedure building of binaries (Windows):
 
@@ -199,8 +202,8 @@ Procedure building of binaries (Windows):
 - A new compilation is triggered every time a commit is done in the Addons repo.
 - Logs:
   - Linux log files: <https://grass.osgeo.org/addons/grass8/logs> (compiled on
-    `grasslxd` on `osgeo7`)
-  - Windows log files: <http://wingrass.fsv.cvut.cz/grass8X/addons/grass-XXXdev/logs/>
+    `grasslxd` on `osgeo8`)
+  - Windows log files: <https://wingrass.fsv.cvut.cz/grass8X/addons/grass-XXXdev/logs/>
 
 Procedure of granting write access to Addons repo:
 
@@ -213,14 +216,7 @@ Procedure of granting write access to Addons repo:
 
 XML file for g.extension: <https://grass.osgeo.org/addons/grass8/modules.xml>
 
-- generated in grass-addons/utils/addons/grass-addons-publish.sh
-
-## GRASS Travis CI
-
-Maintainer: Martin Landa
-
-- <https://app.travis-ci.com/github/OSGeo/grass>
-- <https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/tree/main/.travis/>
+- generated in `grass-addons/utils/addons/grass-addons-publish.sh`
 
 ## GRASS CI: GitHub Actions