[Pydotorg-redesign] Experimenting with subdomains

[Trevor Toenjes]

> In theory, yes; in practice, I'm not thrilled because of the mirror
> issue.  For strictly experimental work, I think it'd be fine to use an
> HTML refresh.

how is the mirror handled?
is there some type of python/backend-synch, XML,
or are we simply talking about a static HTML copy?

if the latter, then mod_rewrite Apache to redirect directory requests to the
appropriate areas on the file system.  Setup the legacy content in one area,
which should continue to be the repository for documentation and be fast.
And setup a CMS(zope) to operate the homepage and spawn new subpages from
there.

Any mirror would be completely unaffected, because it's the generated HTML
it wants.  It doesnt care how we generate it.

shoot.  you could even setup up subdomains.
www.python.org as the pretty face for python
support.python.org for docs and the community and command line stuff.

You could manage them completely differently if you choose.
and then mirror those, too.

I am not a great sysadmin, but even I could do this.
The benefit is you can now choose the best(or preferred) tool for the job.
And hopefully achieve end objectives of marketing python better while
attracting more content volunteers.

-Trevor