Thanks Alex for the clarifications..

>>We have devided our attention amongst different areas of services, but that
doesn't mean if one goes away, that others couldn't fit the empty shoes.

<<

It sounds like you guys have contingency plans in place.

Just an aside... but what is going on with Sourceforge?   I just got on 
there and the adds are extreme!
I thought they had adds before, but nothing like what I saw yesterday!   
It is really distracting.

Dave

On 2/22/2012 5:53 AM, Alex Joni wrote:
>
>    
>> While I am sure that you guys are more than capable of running the
>> server outside of Sourceforge, what always concerns me in situations
>> like this
>> is the dependency on certain people to do certain things without a solid
>> backup plan.
>>
>> If plan A is to have person X run and administer the server, what
>> happens if person X becomes unavailable (let your imagination run wild. )
>> ?
>>
>> What is plan B?
>>
>> And where does that leave the server/s and all of the people who depend
>> on it.
>>
>>      
> As it is now - there is equal access to the webserver for all board members.
> That means each of us has the same powers to adjust things given the need.
> That access (involving ssh to the server) allows us to do things that aren't
> already available through standard tools:
> - for the webpage we do most administration through the web interface (the
> administrators who can do that are not limited to the board members, there
> are a couple more with the same access rights,)
> Very seldom there is a need to query/modify the database or hack on the code
> directly).
>
> We have devided our attention amongst different areas of services, but that
> doesn't mean if one goes away, that others couldn't fit the empty shoes.
>
> The same will be true for mailinglists and bugtracker.
>
>    
>> I have to answer this kind of question all of the time for my
>> customers.  (And some of them have zero tact, so I frequently get to
>> reflect on my age and health..  ;-) )
>>      
> And it's quite a pertinent question to ask.
> Hopefully I addressed your concearns.
>
> Regards,
> Alex
>
>    
>> I trust you guys will make a good decision.
>>
>> The adds don't bother me.  But the possible vulnerabilities do.
>>
>> Thanks for asking for input.  :-)
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>      
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