TeachingOpenSource.org was formed in March 2009 as an outgrowth of several discussions that took place at FSOSS, OSCON, and elsewhere. Its infrastructure is currently hosted on a virtual machine that I set up and maintain on a volunteer basis.
As the TOS community has grown, so has the need for better infrastructure; this is particularly evident during POSSEs. Red Hat has generously offered to fund the hosting of TeachingOpenSource.org, and several individuals have offered to work on the system administration, including Karsten Wade and Ian Weller. In the interest of transparency, I'd like to discuss the infrastructure arrangements here on this list. I invite comment and discussion over the next week, with a goal of moving forward with plans next Friday (July 23). Here is the proposal: - Hosting for TeachingOpenSource.org would be community-managed. In order to bootstrap the admin team, Karsten Wade will be appointed initial leader, and will oversee the task of putting together an initial team and the development of procedures so that other qualified community members can become involved. - Hosting arrangements will be selected and negotiated by the initial admin team. OSUOSL has offered to host TOS.o, and I anticipate that other institutions may be willing to help; commercial options may also be considered. - Red Hat has generously offered to fund hosting, in return for recognition as a sponsor of TOS.o. - Red Hat has also proposed managing the TeachingOpenSource.org domain. After considering this, my strong preference is that I will continue to manage the TeachingOpenSource.org domain registration on behalf of the community until such time as we form a independent legal entity to manage it (such as something along the lines of freedesktop.org LLC). I look forward to your comments on this proposal-- -Chris _______________________________________________ tos mailing list [email protected] http://teachingopensource.org/mailman/listinfo/tos
