Archive module

[ekohl]

Per https://www.atlassian.com/partnerships/slack/faq#faq-da2b66a1-53d3-4c4e-a405-467d961336f7 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HipChat it appears HipChat has been discontinued since February 2019. That means this module can be archived.

[alexjfisher]

There was also a self-hosted version of hipchat which I suppose some people will still be using. Maybe the README update could mention that if you are using this module with a self-hosted hipchat to open an issue if you need the module unarchived??

[ekohl]

Looks like Hipchat Server is not EOL until Jun 30, 2020 according to https://confluence.atlassian.com/support/atlassian-support-end-of-life-policy-201851003.html.

Since you can't open issues on archived modules, I'm proposing we deprecate the module instead. That means a big fat warning in README.md referring to this issue, removing it from modulesync_config and plumbing. Also close all open PRs. If anyone is interested in reviving the module, they should comment here.

[alexjfisher]

I was also wondering about adding some centralised policy doc. eg. voxpupuli/voxpupuli.github.io#213

[james-powis]

As the person who initially brought this module from @jamtur01 management to Vox, I no longer work for an organization that uses Hipchat... (and to be fair they all have moved from Hipchat to other alternatives...).

To be honest, this module has been a nightmare to even try and support without having access to a Hipchat installation given its closed source and steep entry to replicate on-prem / cloud-based implementations.

I am totally cool with calling it deprecated today and abandoned at the OnPrem EOL.

[jamtur01]

Sounds good to me.

[alexjfisher]

@james-powis @jamtur01 Thanks both for your input.

[ekohl]

Looks like it's now officially EOL and we can proceed with archiving.

[igalic]

what does archiving a module do to the forge release?

[alexjfisher]

I say we leave the forge copy as is (ie. don't deprecate it). It's not like we can suggest a replacement. Users themselves will know if they're still running an EOL hipchat server locally.

[ekohl]

I'm not sure you need to hint at a replacement for deprecation. I think you can just say "don't use this anymore", which is perfectly valid.

[ekohl]

Following https://voxpupuli.org/docs/deprecated_and_archived_modules/. I've pushed e58db4c to refer to this issue. Going to archive the module now. Thanks everyone!