Alas, the Code4Lib mailing list software will most likely need to be migrated before the end of summer, and I’m proposing a number possible options for the lists continued existence.
I have been managing the Code4Lib mailing list since its inception about twelve years ago. This work has been both a privilege and an honor. The list itself runs on top of the venerable LISTSERV application and is hosted by the University of Notre Dame. The list includes about 3,500 subscribers, and traffic very very rarely gets over fifty messages a day. But alas, University support for LISTSERV is going away, and I believe the University wants to migrate the whole kit and caboodle to Google Groups. Personally, I don’t like the idea of Code4Lib moving to Google Groups. Google knows enough about me (us), and I don’t feel the need for them to know more. Sure, moving to Google Groups includes a large convenience factor, but it also means we have less control over our own computing environment, let alone our data. So, what do we (I) do? I see three options: 0. Let the mailing list die — Not really an option, in my opinion 1. Use Google Groups - Feasible, (probably) reliable, but with less control 2. Host it ourselves - More difficult, more responsibility, all but absolute control Again, personally, I like Option #2, and I would probably be willing to host the list on my one of my computers, (and after a bit of DNS trickery) complete with a code4lib.org domain. What do y’all think? If we go with Option #2, then where might we host the list, who might do the work, and what software might we use? — Eric Lease Morgan Artist- And Librarian-At-Large
