-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Ben Scott wrote:
|Hey all, | |BACKGROUND | | Currently, the GNHLUG websites and mailing lists (and some of the |local LUG stuff) are generously hosted on servers owned and operated |by Bruce Dawson's company, Codemeta. These servers also host |services for paying customers, so we have to be fairly careful to not |screw things up. That means security and configuration management and |all that stuff. | | As Bruce reminded me, I've got a server I'm willing to lend to the |cause of GNHLUG (even if that cause isn't that well defined :) ). MV |Communications in Manchester has generously agreed to host it for us. | |WHY | | There are two major benefits I see to this: | | One is that we can allow more people more access. Right now, only a |few GNHLUG people have shell access to anything. Fewer still (only |Bruce, I think) have privileged access. There is a [very small] cabal of people with root access - just in case I get hit by a bus or are otherwise uncommunicative. At least one of them are on the mailing lists. |If we have our own server, |the requirements for access can be lower, as it isn't somebody's |business that's on the line. This is not to say the root password |will be published on the TWiki; just that more people will be able to |help do stuff. This also means that critical maintenance of GNHLUG's |Internet infrastructure stops being *just* Bruce Dawson's problem. |I'm sure Bruce will appreciate that more then most. :) You betcha! One less "boss" to answer to! |... | What I'm not so sure about is how to actually approach the mechanics |of that collaboration. | | Obviously, a mailing list would be used for some of this. Should |that list be separate from this -org list? I'm not sure how much |traffic it would generate, but given the minutia that computers tend |to involve, maybe all the people on this -org list might want it |elsewhere. On the other hand, we're all pretty much computer geeks |(or we wouldn't be here), so maybe it is topical. For that matter, |should it be on -discuss? Start with what we have, expand it, and add new things? | As far as calling for volunteers to help out, I'm contemplating just |posting an announcement to -discuss to see who might be interested. |What are people's thoughts on that? Actually, I'd like to get the server up and operational before announcing it, but that's just how I feel. (There's no credibility gap for some monkey wrench to weasel into.) |MORE | | Additional discussion will no doubt occur at the summit thing this |Sunday. In the meantime, as always, I welcome comments, suggestions, |condemnations, flames, thoughts, vague notions, and incoherent |ramblings. :-) | |-- Ben "If we had a server we could host the server mailing list on it" Scott Haven't you been saying that for a loooong time? ;-) - --Bruce -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFDVXK//TBScWXa5IgRAnJOAKDE1uekSbG22fimFLdeVMgL1khA6wCgk3xu 3S2dacnmgmmGskkfx9jimT4= =hlgl -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ gnhlug-org mailing list gnhlug-org@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-org
