[OSGeo-Discuss] Job Postings / Job Wanted
Michael P. Gerlek
mpg at lizardtech.com
Mon Jan 28 17:13:03 EST 2008
Erp, in my initial proposal I was referring to using the discuss list as
the venue, with the "moderator" being a human to whom job-related emails
are submitted for vetting (and subsequent biweekly posting).
-mpg
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Landon Blake
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 2:08 PM
> To: OSGeo Discussions
> Subject: RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Job Postings / Job Wanted
>
> I'm not sure about this Lorenzo. I think Frank Wammerdam said that he
> would take care of setting up the mailing list.
>
> I think it should be fairly easy to add you as a moderator.
>
> Landon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> [mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Lorenzo Becchi
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 2:09 PM
> To: OSGeo Discussions; System Administration Committee
> Discussion/OSGeo
> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Job Postings / Job Wanted
>
> Landon, hi
> I guess that moderation should be made through mailman system
> am I wrong?
>
> "The list moderators have more limited permissions; they are
> not able to
>
> change any list configuration variable, but they are allowed
> to tend to
> pending administration requests, including approving or
> rejecting held
> subscription requests, and disposing of held postings. Of course, the
> list administrators can also tend to pending requests."
>
>
> I think we should ask SAC (in CC) to kindly make a mailing
> list and set
> our 3 e-mail addresses as moderators.
>
> can this mail be considered a request to SAC?
> otherwise I'll do it via Trac
>
> ciao
> lorenzo
>
>
>
> Landon Blake wrote:
> > I think we've got three people to moderate a mailing list.
> I think we
> > should move forward with that.
> >
> > I'll tackle the wiki page if there are no objections. People
> interested
> > in posting their job and/or resume on the wiki page could contact me
> > directly at sunburned.surveyor at gmail.com.
> >
> > Let me know if there are any objections to this. If there are no
> > objections, then I will set up the wiki pages.
> >
> > Landon
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Michael P. Gerlek [mailto:mpg at lizardtech.com]
> > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 11:32 AM
> > To: Frank Warmerdam; Landon Blake
> > Subject: RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Job Postings / Job Wanted
> >
> > I've no interest in maintaining a wiki page -- but I'd be
> happy to own
> > the occasional (biweekly) summary emails pointing to the wiki.
> >
> > Landon?
> >
> > -mpg
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Frank Warmerdam [mailto:warmerdam at pobox.com]
> >> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 12:18 PM
> >> To: Michael P. Gerlek; Landon Blake
> >> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Job Postings / Job Wanted
> >>
> >> Michael P. Gerlek wrote:
> >>
> >>> Umm, me and Landon, I think.
> >>>
> >>> -mpg
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: Frank Warmerdam [mailto:warmerdam at pobox.com]
> >>>> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 11:22 AM
> >>>> To: Michael P. Gerlek
> >>>> Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Job Postings / Job Wanted
> >>>>
> >>>> Michael P. Gerlek wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> +1 to Frank (as usual...) -- the more overhead we put
> >>>>>
> >> into this, the
> >>
> >>>>> less likely it will be sustainable.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Pick a mailing list -- either Discuss or a new one -- and I
> >>>>>
> >>>> think we've
> >>>>
> >>>>> already got at least two volunteer moderators.
> >>>>>
> >>>> Michael,
> >>>>
> >>>> Who were these 'at least two volunteers'?
> >>>>
> >> Landon,
> >>
> >> Is Michael right that you were willing to participate as an
> >> "OSGeo Jobs"
> >> moderator of some sort?
> >>
> >> Michael / Landon,
> >>
> >> Assuming so, I'd like as much as possible to turn this topic
> >> over to the
> >> two of you to pursue. I'm happy to prepare a mailing list
> >> for you when
> >> you want me to.
> >>
> >> I'd appreciate your contributing to:
> >> http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/Jobs_Board
> >>
> >> I love Michael's idea of the jobs moderators summarizing
> >> positions to the
> >> discuss list periodically. I'd like to think every two weeks would
> be
> >> managable, but given enough currency to make it useful.
> >>
> >> You might find it helpful to write up some brief notes on
> >> what you would
> >> do as moderators. Something roughly akin to what we did
> for the News
> >> Editors at:
> >> http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/News_Queue
> >>
> >> That makes it easier for folks to know what you are doing,
> >> and easier to
> >> "hand off" the job to someone new after a while.
> >>
> >> I think it would be prudent to consider the jobs mailing list
> >> and associated
> >> job finding resources an activity of the web committee though
> >> that distinction
> >> is likely not too important most of the time. But if we want
> >> to get approval
> >> for a plan, that could be the place. And it will be the web
> >> committee that
> >> provides our web presence once we move onto the main site.
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >> --
> >> ---------------------------------------+----------------------
> >> ----------------
> >> I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam,
> >> warmerdam at pobox.com
> >> light and sound - activate the windows |
> http://pobox.com/~warmerdam
> >> and watch the world go round - Rush | President OSGeo,
> >> http://osgeo.org
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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