[svlug] [Job Posting] There Needs Hackers Like You!

[dpchrist@inreach.com]

Marc MERLIN wrote:
> Those are valid points,

Thank you.


> but we have day jobs

I'm glad that you have day jobs.  Some of us are not so fortunate.


> and spending that much time on this hasn't been worth our time.

All the more reason to use unpaid labor in the form of volunteers!
Thus, I wrote:

>> I am willing to learn and to help with the mailing list server.

Is there documentation for the SVLUG mailing list (and web?) server(s)?
Can I get a system image and/or tarball (with instructions of how to use
it)?


> If you have time to improve/complete our web pages, feel free to
> download the source and submit a new version by mail attachement to
> web-team at svlug.org for review and possibly posting.

The web page I would consider modifying is the one containing the
mailing list policy.  But, I don't see it as my place change SVLUG
mailing list policy, nor do I know what the process is for doing so.  I
think it would be better if there were SVLUG bylaws which governed the
creation, ratification, modification, and implementation of policies
related to SVLUG community services.

>From a purely technical standpoint, it appears that the mailing list
policy is HTML content embedded in the web page in question.  There also
appears to be server-side includes (*.shtml) and other things which I am
not familiar with at this time (such as webfetch).  To implement my
suggestion #2, I would try to figure out how to put the policy into a
separate file and then include it in both the web page and the
notification e-mail.


> I think however that most of your proposals are way too strict for our
> needs.

Final answer?  Or, are my suggestions still open for other people to
give their opinion?


Bylaws:

An undercurrent to this entire discussion is "what are the SVLUG rules
of the road?"  I assumed SVLUG was democratic in nature, but now I'm not
so sure.  I may not be alone.  A good set of bylaws would clarify any
confusion on this topic and others.

I looked for SVLUG bylaws, but found none.  Do they exist?  If so, can
someone please provide a URL?  If not, again I volunteer.


David