Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Developer post

2012-07-08 Thread Jon Davies
Stevie will - am away from my PC On 8 July 2012 11:35, Richard Farmbrough wrote: > Hi Jon, > > Can you send me an application form. > > > All the best, > > Richard. > > > __**_ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikim

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Developer post

2012-07-08 Thread Richard Farmbrough
Hi Jon, Can you send me an application form. All the best, Richard. ___ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Developer post

2012-06-25 Thread Chris Keating
On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Thomas Morton wrote: > > > As a point of interest; what *exactly* does need to be done for the > fundraiser? I've seen no actual specification; and what I was suggesting > when we last had these discussions is that we outline more specifically the > needs in this

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Developer post

2012-06-25 Thread Charles Matthews
On 25 June 2012 20:10, Thomas Dalton wrote: > On 25 June 2012 19:48, Charles Matthews > wrote: > > OK, I have an answer of sorts. To me fixing the SSL looks urgent. So one > > could say that paying the going commercial rate to have it fixed, by > someone > > who knows what he or she is doing, is

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Developer post

2012-06-25 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 25 June 2012 19:48, Charles Matthews wrote: > OK, I have an answer of sorts. To me fixing the SSL looks urgent. So one > could say that paying the going commercial rate to have it fixed, by someone > who knows what he or she is doing, is a good idea. Then the hiring of a > technical person (I t

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Developer post

2012-06-25 Thread Michael Peel
SSL *is* fixed, or at least the issue has been worked around. The issue here is the long-term maintenance of SSL, to ensure that it continues to work and can be quickly fixed if it breaks, and can be extended as needed - particularly during the critical fundraising period. Having a staff member

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Developer post

2012-06-25 Thread Charles Matthews
On 25 June 2012 19:39, Thomas Dalton wrote: > On 25 June 2012 19:31, Charles Matthews > wrote: > > Could you answer the question? You are making an assertion which rather > begs > > the question why a community member hasn't done exactly that. > > No, I can't answer the question because it is ba

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Developer post

2012-06-25 Thread Thomas Morton
SSL might be a bad example. It's only a couple of hours work to fix; I offered to do it once. Tom Morton On 25 Jun 2012, at 19:18, Charles Matthews wrote: On 25 June 2012 18:49, Thomas Dalton wrote: > > It may surprise you to hear that Mike was the one arguing for contractors, > so this cer

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Developer post

2012-06-25 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 25 June 2012 19:31, Charles Matthews wrote: > Could you answer the question? You are making an assertion which rather begs > the question why a community member hasn't done exactly that. No, I can't answer the question because it is based on a false premise. As you know, you can prove anything

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Developer post

2012-06-25 Thread Charles Matthews
On 25 June 2012 19:23, Thomas Dalton wrote: > On 25 June 2012 19:18, Charles Matthews > wrote: > > Is Mike's view that having a contractor in to fix the SSL problem would > cost > > too much generally shared? The SSL does impact on the credibility of the > > fundraiser, which raised £1M last tim

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Developer post

2012-06-25 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 25 June 2012 19:18, Charles Matthews wrote: > Is Mike's view that having a contractor in to fix the SSL problem would cost > too much generally shared? The SSL does impact on the credibility of the > fundraiser, which raised £1M last time and one would hope that number would > go up in future.

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Developer post

2012-06-25 Thread Charles Matthews
On 25 June 2012 18:49, Thomas Dalton wrote: > > It may surprise you to hear that Mike was the one arguing for contractors, > so this certainly isn't a matter of refusing to budge from your first > decision. > Is Mike's view that having a contractor in to fix the SSL problem would cost too much g

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Developer post

2012-06-25 Thread Thomas Dalton
On Jun 25, 2012 3:40 PM, "Charles Matthews" wrote: > > On 25 June 2012 14:44, Jon Davies wrote: >> >> I am pleased to announce that we are recruiting for a Developer. >> > Disappointed that a community view expressed here has been brushed aside. The Board members who participated in the discussio

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Developer post

2012-06-25 Thread Charles Matthews
On 25 June 2012 16:10, Thomas Morton wrote: > > As a point of interest; what *exactly* does need to be done for the > fundraiser? I've seen no actual specification; and what I was suggesting > when we last had these discussions is that we outline more specifically the > needs in this area. > > >

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Developer post

2012-06-25 Thread Thomas Morton
On 25 June 2012 15:54, Jon Davies wrote: > A matter of timescales - getting really close to the fundraiser and other > things. > Lots of opinions from different people and yet a decision had to be made. > Not an easy decision to make and those making it have shown leaderships I > think. You can't

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Developer post

2012-06-25 Thread Charles Matthews
On 25 June 2012 15:54, Jon Davies wrote: > A matter of timescales - getting really close to the fundraiser and other > things. > Lots of opinions from different people and yet a decision had to be made. > Not an easy decision to make and those making it have shown leaderships I > think. You can't

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Developer post

2012-06-25 Thread Jon Davies
A matter of timescales - getting really close to the fundraiser and other things. Lots of opinions from different people and yet a decision had to be made. Not an easy decision to make and those making it have shown leaderships I think. You can't please all the people all of the time and this discu

Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Developer post

2012-06-25 Thread Charles Matthews
On 25 June 2012 14:44, Jon Davies wrote: > I am pleased to announce that we are recruiting for a Developer. > > Disappointed that a community view expressed here has been brushed aside. The Board members who participated in the discussion on this list did not convince me, at least, that the ideas

[Wikimediauk-l] Developer post

2012-06-25 Thread Jon Davies
I am pleased to announce that we are recruiting for a Developer. Details are available on the UK wiki. http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/Developer_job_description#About_Wikimedia_UK Please email me for an application form. Jon Davies P.S. Please feel free to share this with sympathetic organisation