Job board support on openwrt.org?

[Philip Prindeville]

> On Jan 26, 2021, at 2:09 PM, Paul Oranje <por at oranjevos.nl> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> 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


And an open mailing list?

-Philip


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