Would be happy to help with server and website administration.
Benson
On 6/14/23 09:16, Frederic Muller - DFF wrote:
> Hi Jurgen and everybody,
>
> Thank you all for the kind words.
>
> Documentation is ... non-existent. Well not really really but yes I'd
> have to write something from almost scratch. Vps installation is very
> well documented though. But the rest is really hacks here and there to
> make everything look "integrated".
>
> We probably should have a dedicated group for server & website
> administration. Those are not the same skill set but some people have
> both and they need to interact. Historically the board used to do that,
> and everything else.
>
> We once had a guy helping out only on Moinmoin though. So we (you as a
> group I mean) could either have a technical team and the board, or the
> new board could also be in charge of this. I believe at the start the
> board will mainly do tech stuff and some marketing. But not my decision.
>
> If I remember correctly we have the following candidates to join the board:
> - Jurgen
> - Marcos
>
> Then we have a few potential candidates to help out here and there:
> - Mostafa
> - Ruwan
>
> And we did work with Rick (New-Zealand) a bit last year but he then had
> some health related issue in his family. So not sure if he would still
> be available or interested.
>
> I'll set up admin accounts for Jurgen on our website and follow up when
> done.
>
> Thank you again.
>
> Fred
>
>
> On 13/06/2023 15:05, Jurgen Gaeremyn wrote:
>> Hi Fred,
>>
>> (other people - please read further down)
>>
>> thanks for replying. I feel your pain. And when hands are short to
>> keep the boat afloat, communication is indeed the hardest one to keep
>> going.
>>
>> I hope you're recovering well and the stress over SFD and the
>> foundation around it doesn't harm you in that process.
>>
>> Is the VPS-administration well documented? That's a big one for me.
>>
>> Could you create an admin account for me on the SFD site? I'd like to
>> see what that looks like and if I can do some quick updates to set the
>> practical stuff straight.
>>
>> Given your health condition, are you (or someone else from the
>> resigning board) in any shape to set up a meeting to talk through this
>> list?
>>
>>
>> *Hi everybody on the list:*
>>
>> This has become quite a beast to take over. Let's join forces and keep
>> this great event alive!
>>
>> Let's see how these things can be split up or broken down into modular
>> parts, and make a distinction between (essential) core parts and (nice
>> to have) features.
>>
>> Let's figure out how to get things rolling first for the 2023 edition.
>> After that we'll see what we can do, en where we end up.
>>
>> I've started with a cryptpad so we can work on the below list, and
>> break it up into urgents, neededs and nice to haves:
>> https://pad.libre.brussels/7P52HTKGRlOYHM4LWuu8fw#
>>
>> Please, also join the Matrix chat if you feel that it's important to
>> keep SFD alive: https://matrix.to/#/#SoftwareFreedomDay:matrix.org
>>
>>
>> Looking forward to get onto this.
>>
>> Grtz,
>> Jurgen
>>
>>
>> On 13/06/2023 04:42, Frederic Muller - DFF wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> Sorry I was in hospital for a week and it took me an extra week to
>>> recover. And now the sky is falling over my head...
>>>
>>> Thank you for the prompt answers (some which I initially didn't
>>> receive). Subscription to this list is done on this page:
>>> https://lists.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/sfd-discuss.mailman3.com/
>>>
>>> Websites needs to be updated I guess...
>>>
>>> ok so let me try to start with a short version:
>>>
>>> general maintenance tasks:
>>> . VPS administration
>>> . Website updates (Joomla! currently)
>>> . Sponsors searching & securing
>>> . Wiki cleanup
>>>
>>> Yearly tasks for each event:
>>> . Slight updates to website to reflect the new date
>>> . We used to create new yearly designs for SFD at least. We no longer
>>> do. Not a must but if the team is big enough it's doable
>>> . Registration script update
>>> . Wiki updates
>>> . Registration soft launch (to see if any problem)
>>> . Registration launch
>>> . Marketing for teams participation (FB, Mastodon, Twitter,
>>> Slashdot,etc...)
>>> . Sponsors communication (especially press which needs to be done early)
>>> . Schwag design and creation if there is budget, which there isn't at
>>> the moment.
>>> . Schwag packing shipping 2+ months prior to event
>>>
>>> Upgrades needed:
>>> . SFD website
>>> . HFD website remake
>>> . DFD website
>>> . Registration script probably needs to be rewritten as it's Python
>>> 2.x and it could be much better
>>> . Wiki migration as Moinmoin 2.x doesn't seem to be coming. We
>>> thought of DokuWiki as a replacement but... we won't be here.
>>>
>>> So now whole DFF board is resigning and it's all DFF events (SFD,
>>> DFD, HFD). There is no replacement but we did talk to a few people in
>>> the past, with poor success I would say (we've become really bad at
>>> communicating among other things).
>>>
>>> Hope it covers most of the things.
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>> Fred
>>>
>>>
>>> On 31/05/2023 15:59, Jurgen Gaeremyn wrote:
>>>> Thank you.
>>>>
>>>> Where can one subscribe to this mailing list? I don't see any links
>>>> in the footer for the mailman panel.
>>>>
>>>> Given the current board is resigning (who is on this board? is this
>>>> the board of digitalfreedomfoundation - so all the events - or only
>>>> SFD?), is there a new board that is starting? How many people do you
>>>> realistically need? I'm willing to take up some responsibility (but
>>>> not take over SFD completely).
>>>>
>>>> Is there some overview of what the current workload is? Just a
>>>> matter of knowing what needs to be done, and what skills and time we
>>>> need to take into account.
>>>>
>>>> I would like to invite everyone doing SFD locally to join the Matrix
>>>> chat at https://matrix.to/#/#SoftwareFreedomDay:matrix.org
>>>>
>>>> From in there, we can look into what can be done with the website
>>>> and the SFD ecosystem.
>>>>
>>>> For sure I want to thank you for the 20 years or so that you have
>>>> been pulling the SFD wagon! You've inspired me with the initiative
>>>> and I think you actually turned it into a global event. Now let's
>>>> hope it stays one for the long run. I thing Software Freedom is more
>>>> important than ever!
>>>>
>>>> Grtz,
>>>> Jurgen
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 30/05/2023 12:14, Frederic Muller - DFF wrote:
>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>
>>>>> It seems my message didn't go out very well. So I am resending it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mailing lists have moved to mailman3.com domain and is now:
>>>>> sfd-discuss@mailman3.com
>>>>>
>>>>> The current board is also resigning. I'll stay around to help out
>>>>> and ensure SFD runs again this year.
>>>>>
>>>>> If anyone wants to take over please let us know.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>
>>>>> Fred
>>>>>
>>>>> On 05/05/2023 14:16, Jurgen Gaeremyn wrote:
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We're planning for Software Freedom Day 2023 in Hackerspace
>>>>>> Brussels (hey... it's our 20th edition, we should celebrate!) We
>>>>>> picked the topic "Freedom in education"
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is anyone else doing SFD this year? I haven't seen a lot of
>>>>>> activity on the mailinglist. Maybe we could meet in a Matrix
>>>>>> channel? I created #SoftwareFreedomDay:matrix.org where we could
>>>>>> coordinate and exchange ideas)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Grtz,
>>>>>> Jurgen
>>>>>>
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