Job board support on openwrt.org?

[Paul Spooren]

On Sa, Jan 23, 2021 at 07:25, Alberto Bursi <bobafetthotmail at gmail.com> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> 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.

> 
>> 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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