Job board support on openwrt.org?

[Paul Oranje]

> Op 22 jan. 2021, om 20:03 heeft Daniel Golle <daniel at makrotopia.org> het volgende geschreven:
> 
> 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.
> 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...
Indeed, having a job board would be like opening a can of worms. Don't do it.
Paul

> 
>> 
>> Just an idea to help our community prosper.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> -Philip
>> 
>> 
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