Job board support on openwrt.org?

[Alberto Bursi]

On 22/01/21 20:03, Daniel Golle wrote:
> Hi Philip,
> 
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 11:23:42AM -0700, Philip Prindeville wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Is anyone interested in adding a page to the openwrt.org site about developers willing to do commercial work?
>>
>> It could be as simple as:
>>
>> * name
>> * email address
>> * mobile (if wanted)
>> * packages/platforms/architectures you maintain or have competence in
>> * whether you're available full-time, part-time, or currently unavailable
>>
>> Might be useful for matching up devs with work.
> 
> While I like the idea and would probably benefit from it myself, I'm
> a bit sceptical when it comes to making OpenWrt.org an institution
> certifying developers. Too much trouble was caused over having
> '@openwrt.org' addresses and I doubt we are able to handle the
> moderation needs (think: classic fraud, fishing, ...) of such a thing
> if it is even a wiki, ie. free to edit for all.

the site/wiki has user-restricted pages already (the front page, the 
releases page and personal developer pages I think, probably more) 
because otherwise it would be a field day for spambots.
So this would not be a "free to edit for all", and more of a "ask a wiki 
admin to add your data to the page".
I and Tmomas won't be able to do a through vetting process on anybody, 
but we are more than enough to stop basic spammers and such, and can 
also respond to complaints and remove somebody in case issues arise later.
I'm also thinking about having some rules of thumb to limit access to 
people that have actually been involved in OpenWrt for a bit and can 
prove it (some relevant commits, some useful mail in the list, a core 
developer vouching for them, whatever).

-Alberto

> Things like a wiki with only volunteer moderation somehow work because
> there is little to no commercial interest in manipulation and it is
> usually easy to recognize (ie. classic spam). In the moment that we
> change that, we have to be prepared to also face a different quality
> of manipulation attempts.
> 
> Just my 2 cents...
> 
>>
>> Just an idea to help our community prosper.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> -Philip
>>
>>
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