Charles, There's a fine line between what is relevant and what is not, and in most cases it will be a matter of opinion as to what is and what is not appropriate. My opionion is mine alone, but if a post says nothing that speaks to what folks in this group are interested in, I don't think it should appear here, regardless of what may be assumed. Naturally most people on this list are going to have Asterisk skills, but that doesn't mean that soliciting people for other skills they may have somehow serves this group. Some might be tempted to think that the trick in the future is to simply say "I need people who have the following skills:" and ensure that Asterisk and VoIP are among the talents mentioned. Personally, I feel that this would violate the spirit of this list. If the job you are looking to have done is not relating to what this group focuses on, a lot of people may find the message to be out of line, in spirit if not in word. I am glad to hear that you have projects on the table that relate to VoIP, Emerging Telephony and Asterisk. By all means post them here--that is the sort of stuff we get excited about. If, on the other hand, we all start seeing more and more posts that focus on Microsoft or general Unix/Linux skills, the value of this list to our community will be severly diluted. This is something I would work to prevent. Regards, Jim
-- Jim Van Meggelen [EMAIL PROTECTED] HYPERLINK "http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2177"http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2177 "A child is the ultimate startup, and I have three. This makes me rich." Guy Kawasaki -- _____ From: Charles Bray [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: July 15, 2006 10:13 PM To: 'Jim Van Meggelen'; [email protected] Subject: RE: [biz] Exchange / Windows / Unix Work Opportunities My apologies Jim if I did not share all of what I am looking for. I am also looking for VoIP (Asterisk) experience. We do have co-lo VoIP servers at 151 Front Street and often as you may have experienced, co-lo tends to become managed co-lo and I need the experience to support it. There are other Asterisk related projects on the table too. I had thought I did not need to mention Asterisk experience in a VoIP forum. I figured requesting Unix experience was redundant enough. I appreciate your message though, as I have sent similar FYI (at other forums) in the past all be it a little more friendly and less assumed. Regards, /Charles Charles T. Bray Making IT Work Inc Information Technology Specialist Tel: 416.656.2906 _____ From: Jim Van Meggelen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 9:06 PM To: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [biz] Exchange / Windows / Unix Work Opportunities This is an Asterisk business list, so if the business you are posting about is not relating to Asterisk, this is not the place for it. There are many of us in this group who are involved in all sorts of business; if we are now going to use this list for whatever we want, its value to the Asterisk community will quickly diminish. If it is not Asterisk (or VoIP) business, it has no business here. Regards, Jim -- Jim Van Meggelen [EMAIL PROTECTED] HYPERLINK "http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2177"http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2177 "A child is the ultimate startup, and I have three. This makes me rich." Guy Kawasaki -- _____ From: Charles Bray [mailto:] Sent: July 15, 2006 8:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [biz] Exchange / Windows / Unix Work Opportunities Greetings! It occurred to me after seeing Reza’s post, this could actually be a great forum to seek out the unique. My first priority is to recruit someone with an exchange background and preferably someone who is comfortable with Exchange 2003. BES experience would be an asset. This role would be part-time as needed with no guaranteed hours. I would need you to be available during the day where you may receive a support request by phone, by ticket or through your PDA if you use one. It’s likely that you would only need to do your support through a VPN, but there is always the chance of an onsite visit. You could be assigned to projects that may offer you full time work for a couple of weeks depending on project size. A friendly personality is equally as valuable as your knowledge! I’m also looking for junior to senior techs with either Windows Client / Server or Unix experience (ok this may sound redundant in this forum) for part-time work. Principal understanding and a friendly personality is more important to me than hearing you babble about your paper certifications. Also, it would be nice if you owned a tie. Unix experience in a hosting environment is preferred (Direct Admin, H-sphere CPs). If you are kept busy enough, you will get perks like a PDA, things that will make you smart, opportunity to touch a Commodore SX64 in pristine condition, or to hug our Making IT Work girl! Resumes and pay expectations are helpful. If you drive, mention it. Work is within the GTA. Kind regards, /Charles Charles T. Bray Making IT Work Inc Information Technology Specialist Tel: 416.656.2906 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.1/389 - Release Date: 14/07/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.1/389 - Release Date: 14/07/2006 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.1/389 - Release Date: 14/07/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.10.1/389 - Release Date: 14/07/2006
