+1

Eric, I'm glad to see the outpouring of appreciation and wanted to chime in with my own.

Tim




On 3/24/16, 4:06 PM, "Code for Libraries on behalf of Cynthia Ng" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote:

>While I have little to add to what others have already said, I do want to
>add my thanks for your long term efforts and work on starting and
>continuing the mailing list.
>
>On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 2:29 AM, Eric Lease Morgan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Alas, the Code4Lib mailing list software will most likely need to be
>> migrated before the end of summer, and I’m proposing a number possible
>> options for the lists continued existence.
>>
>> I have been managing the Code4Lib mailing list since its inception about
>> twelve years ago. This work has been both a privilege and an honor. The
>> list itself runs on top of the venerable LISTSERV application and is hosted
>> by the University of Notre Dame. The list includes about 3,500 subscribers,
>> and traffic very very rarely gets over fifty messages a day. But alas,
>> University support for LISTSERV is going away, and I believe the University
>> wants to migrate the whole kit and caboodle to Google Groups.
>>
>> Personally, I don’t like the idea of Code4Lib moving to Google Groups.
>> Google knows enough about me (us), and I don’t feel the need for them to
>> know more. Sure, moving to Google Groups includes a large convenience
>> factor, but it also means we have less control over our own computing
>> environment, let alone our data.
>>
>> So, what do we (I) do? I see three options:
>>
>>   0. Let the mailing list die — Not really an option, in my opinion
>>   1. Use Google Groups - Feasible, (probably) reliable, but with less
>> control
>>   2. Host it ourselves - More difficult, more responsibility, all but
>> absolute control
>>
>> Again, personally, I like Option #2, and I would probably be willing to
>> host the list on my one of my computers, (and after a bit of DNS trickery)
>> complete with a code4lib.org domain.
>>
>> What do y’all think? If we go with Option #2, then where might we host the
>> list, who might do the work, and what software might we use?
>>
>> —
>> Eric Lease Morgan
>> Artist- And Librarian-At-Large
>>