=Migrate aNd Manage (mNm) ==Description=Info ==This page has been moved to [https://fedorahosted.org/mnm/ Fedora Hosted].
Even installing Linux is a breeze. Thousands of Windows user found Linux is difficult to use and worry about the competity of documents.The goal of Windows Data Migration is provide a one-stop data migrationto migrate all Windows data from a Windows System to Linux during installation or even after installation. It will support XP and Vista Windows data. ===Features=== = A user-friendly, simple GUI with advanced setting will provide theease of use and flexibility to new comer.= File System (folder) sharing will provide the flexibility when newlinux user needs to rely on Windows when needed. User can save data in aspecial directory/folder for Windows System.= All instance messager, images, audio, movies and documents will bemigrated and supported. Associated open-source software, freeware willbe installed during migration.= After a typical user has installed Linux in a pre-existing windowssystem, there is a number of configuration steps that must be takenbefore they get a comfortable working environment. This includespersonal data like pictures, music, mails etc but also settings likewallpaper. The goal would be to lessen that pain and provide arelatively familiar working environment right after installation. ===Basic Functions=== = data migration - copying all information and documents to linux partition - or having a windows-linux share partition or folder= documents migrations (file will be copied automatically in the user folders - image (jpeg - audio (mp3, wav, rm - movie (avi, mpeg4, divx, xvid, rm, mov, - documents (xls, doc, rtf, txt, wri, - wallpaper= User migration - User name search and add with password ===Program Logic Flow v0.1 20081012=Source == - Show welcome page and descriptions - Search Windows User Folders - Gethering folders information - Check if Fedora User parition is enough for all documents from Windows users - Prompt if administrator wants every thing automatic -> go to AUTO else -> go to MANUAL AUTO - List all possible users and ask if every thing is correct - Ask for dummy password for each user - Automatic create User - Automatic move User documents to each user directory - Automatic migrate bookmarks to Konqueror MANUAL - List all possible users and ask for individual password - Prompt each folder that copy to Fedora partition, and see if administrator wants to move files to a specific folder - Prompt each user when move bookmarks to Konqueror - ===Future Developement / Advanced Functions:=== = environment migration - mail account, mails= Windows a-like environment setting.= automatic download applications associate all file type= IM migration= import mail database (outlook, thunderbird, etc) ===Links=== Windows Data Migration Tool in Fedora Project Wiki:<br>[https://fedoraprojectfedorahosted.org/w/index.php?title=Windows_data_migration_Tool Windows Data Migration Tool in OpenSource@Seneca:<br>http://zenit.senecac.on.ca/wiki/index.php/Windows_Data_Migration_Tool Ubuntu MigrationAssistance Page<br>https:/mnm/wiki.ubuntu.com/MigrationAssistance Ubuntu MigrationAssistance Capture from www.michaellarabel.com<br>http://www.michaellarabel.com/?k=blog&i=116 ===To Do==={| class="wikitable" border="1" width="80%" align="center" |-!Item!Description!Status!Note |-|Test Machine Setup|Install Vista and Fedora in same hard disk|DONE: 20080920|install in a laptop |-|Test Mount and link |Test mounting and linking single user folder with known path|DONE: 20080921|linked music, folder to home directory successfully, still testing if any conflict in regular use |-|Test User migration|try to added user and change password in BASH script|DONE: 20081012|User add successfully and user password changed successfully |-|Python functions test|Test if desire function works in Python|DONE: 20081012|Sucessfully using file and directory handling |-|file/directory search functions planning|plan the user/files/directory handling structure and functions for WDMT|DONE: 2008/10/29|may update structure later |-|WinUserSearch|creat python function to search existing XP/Vista user|Target Date: 2008/11/14|return/output a list of user in a list, all user folder plus adminstrator minus general folder(local, public), or.. just detect usage? |-|usrcrt Function in Fedora (list)|creat python function to add user list in Fedora|Target Date: 2008/11/14|support list of user that generated from WinUserSearch function, and it TracBrowser Source will generate a temporary password aslo, usrcrt -l UserList -p TempPassword |-|spacechk Function|get a list of users and see how big the user documents directories(home directory) is and check the target space has enough space to move all files|Target Date: 2008/11/14|spacechk -l UserList -t TargetDirectory |-|mvfatdir Function|movie a list of directories to target directories, it will check the mount and permission status, and it will also change the permission to 644 or as user specified|Target Date: 2008/11/1|mvfatdir -s FatDirList -t TargetList -p Permission (644 by default) |-|Bookmark Migration Function (per user or list)|be find default IE/Fireforx bookmark and copy/migrate to Firefox bookmark, will check if source and target conditions|next|firefox only |} ===PLAN==={| class="wikitable" border="1" width="80%" align="center" |-!Subject!Description!Target Date!Status |-|Python Code Complete|finish all function that needs for basic function in Python|15th Nov 2008| |-|GUI Interface|Finish all connection between Python code and GUI Interface|1 Dec 2008| |-|Test Version|Putting Test version in Fedora site|15 Dec 2008| |}Hosted]
