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+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import models
+
+from .. import bsoup
+from ..staff.models import Person
+
+
+class EntryTag(models.Model):
+    """Tagging for blog entries"""
+
+    label = models.CharField(max_length=100)
+    slug = models.SlugField()
+
+    class Meta:
+        db_table = 'techblog_entrytag' # legacy
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.label
+
+    def get_absolute_url(self):
+        return "/blog/?tag=%s" % self.slug
+
+class Entry(models.Model, bsoup.SoupModelMixin):
+    """Blog entry"""
+
+    headline = models.CharField(max_length=200)
+    slug = models.SlugField(unique_for_date='pub_date')
+    summary = models.TextField(help_text="Use raw HTML.  Unlike in the press release model, this summary is not included at the beginning of the body when the entry is displayed.")
+    body = models.TextField(help_text="Use raw HTML.  Include the full body of the post.")
+    pub_date = models.DateTimeField()
+    author = models.ForeignKey(Person, on_delete=models.PROTECT)
+    tags = models.ManyToManyField(EntryTag, blank=True)
+
+    date_created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
+    date_last_modified = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
+
+    class Meta:
+        db_table = 'techblog_entries' # legacy
+        verbose_name_plural = 'entries'
+        ordering = ('-pub_date',)
+        get_latest_by = 'pub_date'
+
+    SOUP_ATTRS = ['body']
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.headline
+
+    def get_absolute_url(self):
+        return ("/blog/%s/%s/"
+                % (self.pub_date.strftime("%Y/%b/%d").lower(),
+                   self.slug))
+
+    def is_recent(self):
+        return self.pub_date > (datetime.now() - timedelta(days=30))
+        # question: does datetime.now() do a syscall each time is it called?
+
+    # Ping google blogs and technorati.  Taken from
+    # http://blog.foozia.com/blog/2007/apr/21/ping-technorati-your-django-blog-using-xml-rpc/
+    def save(self):
+        if settings.CONSERVANCY_DEVEL or True: # "or True" means it is disabled always
+            super().save()
+            return
+
+        blog_name = 'Software Freedom Conservancy Blog'
+        blog_url =  'http://www.sfconservancy.org/blog/'
+        post_url = ('http://www.sfconservancy.org'
+                    + self.get_absolute_url())
+
+        import xmlrpc.client
+
+        # Ping Technorati
+        j = xmlrpc.client.Server('http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping')
+        reply = j.weblogUpdates.ping(blog_name, blog_url)
+
+        # Ping Google Blog Search
+        j = xmlrpc.client.Server('http://blogsearch.google.com/ping/RPC2')
+        reply = j.weblogUpdates.ping(blog_name, blog_url, post_url)
+
+        # Call any superclass's method
+        super().save()