For the last so many years, the list has been working just fine with one admin. I don't think there is a crisis to warrant radical changes now. I can understand if Kiggs does not wish to give away root access to his box - he runs other lists and services on it. Kiggs started the LUG list and I don't think we can start making demands on how it should be run.
-- Hari On 13 November 2010 14:12, Kyle Spencer <[email protected]> wrote: > James et al, > > I agree -- this mailing list should be hosted in Uganda. > > Kiggs, to say that you've done a wonderful job maintaining this list would > be an understatement. However, as many here have pointed out, more than one > person needs to have root access to the box. > > I would like to be one of those people. > > For what it's worth, we operate the Uganda LUG website under the same set of > principles -- 4 people have shell/admin access. Perhaps you'd like to be > the 5th? > > Regards, > Kyle Spencer > > > On 11/13/2010 12:18 PM, Wire James wrote: >> >> Stephen >> >> While I appreciate the simplicity that google gives us, I still believe >> that as a community, we have the ability and resources to manage this >> service independently without having to run to big brother. For how long >> shall we continue making the likes of google the alpha and omega of our >> IT services? In future I see us resisting google the way microsoft is >> being resisted today why? Because they will have grown to an extent >> where they are influencing each and every nook and cranny of our ICT >> experience. This is not a good thing in my view. >> >> While the problems experienced lately with the list are worth noting, I >> still believe that the efficiency with which the list has been >> maintained in the last 9 years has been superb. What we need to do is >> probably just shape up a few areas like integrating the list with the >> lug website as proposed by Kyle and Vass and also having a backup admin >> to the list who can reinforce Kiggs' tireless efforts. >> >> Other cosmetic additions like Mugarura's comment on a clear unsubscribe >> notice accompanying the emails posted are also welcome IMHO. >> >> My 3/= per second >> >> Wire >> >> >> On Sat, 2010-11-13 at 09:13 +0300, Stephen S. Musoke wrote: >>> >>> Kiggs/Kyle/Simon, >>> >>> Just a question, does it make sense for the LUG to actually operate its >>> own >>> mailing list? Why not use something like Google Groups, which can also be >>> integrated with Google Calendar to also provide reminders for events that >>> are upcoming. >>> >>> All this information can easily be added to the LUG website via the >>> Google >>> APIs? >>> >>> BTW I am aware that there is a need to develop local content and keep it >>> within Uganda, but why not use an existing service that offers near zero >>> downtime, upgrade issues etc. >>> >>> Stephen >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> LUG mailing list >>> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >>> >>> LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOMhttp://www.infocom.co.ug/ >>> >>> All Archives can be found athttp://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> >>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >>> attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. >>> --------------------------------------- >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LUG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> >> LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. >> --------------------------------------- >> > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
