[SAC] geoserver automated builds, OSGeo SAC and critical long-term services
Brian M Hamlin
maplabs at light42.com
Mon Feb 10 07:10:44 PST 2020
Dear OSGeo SAC, admins, volunteers and stakeholders
In email today there is a topic and SAC ticket, related to a Geoserver
build-server being discontinued by Planet .. This is a great example of
a modern situation. Indeed, a suggestion followed to move the same
services, plus build services, plus signing services, to yet another
Giant Corp's infrastructure-as-a-service.
SAC at OSGeo -- own your own hardware, run your own AUTH, sign your
own software
Anyone who has been unjustly treated in business will know what this
means. "Business is never fair" heard this?
Owning your Own Hardware is the right move over years, not hours
why? * much harder to be shut down at short notice; * much less
expensive over years (not hours);
* platform access decisions, such as authentication (AUTH) are in the
hands of the group involved, not a for-profit, de-personal Corporate
entity that does not have your interests in their decision making; *
legacy software decisions are in the hands of the group involved; "The
King Decides" .. a system of charity, leads to awkward situations, or
worse, as things change, on the other hand, owning the hardware and
internalizing important decisions, leads to autonomy;
Current news about Google Cloud platform .. running a a compute node on
their platform means, you use a Linux with Google modifications ! what
could go wrong.
Deal with occassional breakins and re-build the server
Build a trust network that is centered on OSGeo, not Giant Corp
.. the right decision over years, not hours
best regards from California --Brian M Hamlin
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