[okfn-help] How should the OKF talk?

Fri Jul 8 19:46:01 UTC 2011

Much research can be done freely, before adding additional
infrastructure. For example, testing if SIP and Mumble clients meet a
minimum standard for ease of use? Server setup and operation can also
be tried out in advance of scaling for widespread usage.
- Mike

On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 12:44 PM, Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org> wrote:
> 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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