Job board support on openwrt.org?

[Alberto Bursi]

On 23/01/21 09:49, Paul Spooren wrote:
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> On Sa, Jan 23, 2021 at 07:25, Alberto Bursi <bobafetthotmail at gmail.com> 
> wrote:
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>> 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
> 
> I'm generally pro this but before this gets implemented (and after 
> sufficiently discussed) please start a vote.
> 

I was just explaining what can actually be done in practice.

I'm just a wiki maintainer/admin and very casual contributor to OpenWrt, 
I think that a vote about this should be started by someone in the 
Developer list.
https://openwrt.org/about#people

-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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