Re: *** VOTE *** Permlink of zucchini

Andy Smith wrote:

> Usually in these cases we also have
> (c) Continue testlink for another month

Yes, I also would like to see this option, as it would be my personal 
choice this time.

> I have to say I am not happy with this admin.  The server is fine,
> and we could use a US server, but kari is not keeping us informed of
> what is going on.
> 
> I've watched mark try very hard to get her BOPM sorted out for
> example, and repeatedly he has asked for her to drop us a short mail
> explaining the situation, and it has never happened.
> 
> Many of us have offered help and in return we expect to be kept up
> to date, not to be ignored and the admin do the bare minimum to keep
> the server on the network.
> 
> It's true that some admins do little except keep their server
> software updated when asked to, but not even this has happened in
> this case (or it may have, but we don't really know, since the 3 or
> more requests to drop us an email to let us know have been ignored).

I agree with this. The server is performing well enough to be 
permlinked, but I have some doubts on the dedication of its admin. While 
kari is certainly technically capable, she refrained from keeping us 
properly informed on what was going on, for example during the BOPM 
problem. (We still aren't sure it is working correctly now, but she said 
her hoster had removed the port filters that blocked the BOPM scans...)

Her explanation for this lack of communication was that she had been 
very busy, but even then a short mail explaining this would have helped 
a lot. Total silence just doesn't work.

Also, she doesn't seem to be very involved with Blitzed, at least not 
what I can judge on #blitzed and the lists. That in itself is not really 
a problem and certainly not required, but I don't think it will help in 
the long run, if even during the testlink she only does the bare minimum 
of work when chased by other people.

> It will be a shame to lose this server but I don't think that those
> of us who do the work really want to be wasting our time chasing up
> things that should just happen.
> 
> Delink it now while we still can do so fairly easily, I don't want
> Gremlin over again.

Well I wouldn't like to see the server go already, so personally I'm 
willing to extend the test period with some extra time, but the 
communication part really has to improve now...

Kari, can you please comment on these mails? :)

-- 
Mark

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