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On 22/02/2011 5:35 PM, Lance Duivenbode wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:4D638361.8060807@multistat.org" type="cite">Sorry
about the delay on this but I've been flat out with Real Life (TM)
:-)
<br>
<br>
Actually we do have a librarian - it's me (elected unopposed at
the last meeting and looking forward to world domination - see the
AGM 2011 minutes).</blockquote>
<br>
Ah. So sorry.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<blockquote cite="mid:4D638361.8060807@multistat.org" type="cite">Seriously
though, I've held this post for almost 3 years and this is the
second request I've had. I would love to invest some resources
into doing something, but at the moment I'm not sure what I can
do.
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
Well, it can be anything you'd like, or if you think of something
new (like Webmaster) it can be that too. Would you like an account
on the drupal site to add content there (same goes for anyone else
who'd like to contribute to PLUG's web site - just ask!).<br>
<br>
<blockquote cite="mid:4D638361.8060807@multistat.org" type="cite">I
previously floated the idea of setting up a wiki but that was shot
to pieces by a few people and the interest waned. I'm open to
doing *something*, I just need a consensus on what to do!
<br>
</blockquote>
<br>
Well, the current Drupal (version 6) site is there. The only reason
its not an open site is we've had a lot of SPAM links added (which
took a few hours to clear), and the easiest solution was to restrict
account creation down a bit. But we'd love it if people would like
to contribute to the site.<br>
<br>
Perhaps this is something we (all) can talk about at <b>The
Artifactory </b>in 2 weeks time (our next scheduled PLUG talk).<br>
<br>
James<br>
<br>
<br>
<blockquote cite="mid:4D638361.8060807@multistat.org" type="cite">
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On 20/02/11 12:18, James Bromberger wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">On 20/02/2011 11:03 AM, Garry wrote:
<br>
<blockquote type="cite">If anyone would like the isos for the
latest debian stable to save
<br>
bandwidth, let me know. I have i386/amd64 dvd images. They
are on
<br>
iinet too, but usb2 is faster - next time I'm up there. Can
post them
<br>
out if you want them asap.
<br>
PLUG librarian - any interest?
<br>
</blockquote>
Hi Garry (et al.),
<br>
<br>
This raises an interesting question. We've been considering how
useful
<br>
the PLUG library is. Historically when Free Software software
was
<br>
difficult to get hold of, either by availability, or download
speed,
<br>
the Library was a potential source of obtaining this easily.
However,
<br>
these days with local mirrors, and fast (ish) DSL type
connections,
<br>
public WiFi, and internet access at Libraries and other
locations, the
<br>
library become aparently little used (please correct me if I'm
wrong
<br>
here). Since software changes quite quickly, its often out of
date by
<br>
the time its reached the library.
<br>
<br>
Time and technology has moved on.
<br>
<br>
So, my question to the membership is: does PLUG still value the
Library?
<br>
Do we have any volunteers to manage the library? I don't think
we have a
<br>
current librarian, and I'm not aware of anyone using the library
<br>
recently. Should the library just be a managed mirror of useful
<br>
software? Is it even that worth it, given the liberal
availability of
<br>
software within local mirrors? Perhaps even managing our own
mirror is
<br>
not an effective use of time and resources? Perhaps just a
managed list
<br>
of links to useful software and local mirrors? Perhaps a laptop
with CD
<br>
burner and a bunch of DVDs/CDs that can be burnt on demand at
meetings
<br>
(or at any other time)?
<br>
<br>
Again, we need a volunteer who wants to manage this. Anyone care
to step
<br>
up? If there are no volunteers, then the library will be frozen
as a
<br>
historic relic.
<br>
<br>
Comments welcome, either on list, or directly to me or the
committee if
<br>
you wish.
<br>
<br>
James
<br>
<br>
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