[okfn-help] How should the OKF talk?

Fri Jul 8 16:44:53 UTC 2011

On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 6:37 PM, William Waites <ww at styx.org> wrote:
> * [2011-07-08 18:09:01 +0200] Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org> écrit:
>
> ] I think the issue is that it costs us nothing to stay with things as
> ] they are. It costs us - in your own estimation - two weeks of
> ] someone's time to look into this, let along set something up.
>
> Given OKF's budget and turnover, a little bit of overhead for
> investment in its own working infrastructure doesn't seem so
> unreasonable.

Indeed. But depends how much. E.g. if we have to invest 2-3 days per
month to maintain something which is flakier than other things which
we can use for free then I'm not sure we can justify this - rather
than, e.g. making our code better, or encouraging more people to open
up more data. ;-)

> ] If you have ideas about people we could contact who might be able to
> ] help us sort this out that would be very greatly appreciated!
>
> You're usually pretty good at using the propaganda channels to
> communicate about OKF... I've just sent a twitter message for you to
> get started...

I know how to use email and a web browser, but I can't magically find
people! Nor do I know people who know about this sort of thing, other
than you. You seem to know how this stuff works - and to know people
who've done it before. Hence my asking.

J.

> Also if any of you see anarcat when he's in London, pick his brains
> a bit on this.
>
> -w
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