Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 03:46:47 -0700 From: Brandon Gillespie <brandon@roguetrader.com> To: freebsd-chat@freeBSD.org Subject: FreeBSD administrator/consultant db on web... Message-ID: <19990216034647.A13474@ice.cold.org>
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--yrj/dFKFPuw6o+aM Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Recently in my area I was put in contact with a company that had been seeking FreeBSD help for a while (specifically for an upgrade to 3.0), and they ended up digging up (as he put it) a 'linux admin' who was woefully incompetent with FreeBSD and ended up formatting both of their systems (loosing all data), after wedging them to a point where he couldn't recover them (although from what I understand it was probably a simple error). Regardless, the manager made the comment to me that 'you [FreeBSD] guys are very hard to find' which made me consider things a little bit.=20 Most people I know are willing to do a little freelance work, regardless of the current job they may hold. With this in mind it might not be a bad idea to have a resource available where FreeBSD admins who are interested in work (temporary freelance or permanent) can simply register their name and area they are in, along with contact information. Other people and businesses would be able to use this to get ahold of help more readilly. The service would definitely want to have a disclaimer, and despite the fun factor it shouldn't keep information on skill levels nor anything other than 'this person says they know freebsd as an administrator', leaving everything up to the end user. This is of course not too different than what exists currently under the Commercial Consultanting Services list, but it'd be specifically for individuals (and firms I suppose), as a searchable database oriented off of the admin location--specifically designed to aid people who _need_ FreeBSD support and email/news/etc is not sufficient (or they dont want to do the work themselves). While I could easilly run and spin this off on my own server, I do not see much of a reason to do that, as it would work best as a part of the central site. -Brandon Gillespie (btw, please CC me to any replies, as I am not on -chat). --yrj/dFKFPuw6o+aM Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 5.0i for non-commercial use MessageID: cNEBCOkUU3otFE0tCooe1QY8vPpOOxHe iQA/AwUBNslMlUv5XoQiMgn6EQIfiQCg66ru3YeDqyrenvMpbxvR5a7Z6CMAoLlh yTydapZgwmPTxTELB0IbEfCx =hm3B -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --yrj/dFKFPuw6o+aM-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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