Re: Crazy talk: migrate to Google Apps?

2009/12/10 James Polley <[email protected]>:
>
> What do you think? Is a migration to Google Apps crazy talk? Is it something
> we should consider? What matters more to us - using FOSS as far as is
> possible, even if it severly strains our resources - or being pragmatic,
> paying a small amount of money to save us a lot of time?

I would feel *extremely* uncomfortable moving our mailing lists there.

I've had quite a few problems with reliable mail delivery on Google
Apps infrastructure, and think we would be trading one set of problems
for another.

Right now the lists and website run well enough for the SLUG
community, at the expense of people who maintain the infrastructure.
Switching to Google Apps will make it easier to maintain SLUG
infrastructure, but create a horrible user experience for the SLUG
community.

I know which one I'd optimise for.

I don't think SLUG's current infrastructure puts a gigantic strain on
those who maintain it. There is a lot of technical debt that needs to
be repaid, but once that's done the maintenance headaches will be
significantly reduced.

If you're dead set on outsourcing the mailing list, maybe check out
Librelist.com[0]?

Lindsay

[0] http://librelist.com/
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