 |
 |
Reading Paul's response, it occurs to me that I neglected to thank you for for your work on this front, Eric. We all appreciate it. I wish I had some good suggestions for the technical implementation of option 2, but I don't. We're migrating servers here at KSU for various reasons, and, with that work underway, I don't see our hosting the listserv as workable into the near future. Best regards, *Jason Bengtson, MLIS, MA* Assistant Director, IT Services K-State Libraries 414 Hale Library Manhattan, KS 66506 785-532-7450 [log in to unmask] www.jasonbengtson.com On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 8:35 AM, Shaun D. Ellis <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > In addition to the negatives you list for Google Groups, I also wanted to > mention that some institutions only have partial integration with Google > Apps, which don’t include Google Groups. For example, Princeton faculty > and staff are not able to fully use Google Groups features, such as > starting new threads. This bit me last year when I tried to participate in > a Drupal Code Club. I would be able to subscribe with my personal address, > so there are workarounds, but just an FYI. > > -1 to Google Groups. > > -Shaun > > > On Mar 24, 2016, at 5:29 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 >