[clue] [ADMIN] More Odds and end's 2012m01d24

[dennisjperkins at comcast.net]

While it would be nice to have CLUE be a legal entity, I don't think a 501C3 is worth it due to the paperwork. There are probably filing fees too. 

I would like to resume working on the Drupal site. I still have the files. The problem we encountered with trying to move CLUE to a different company that provides Drupal is email. They don't allow it or they put draconian limits on the amount of email that can be sent in one hour. I understand why... they need to make money and allowing everyone to set up Mailman could be a large drain on bandwidth. But a limit of 50 emails an hour would probably kill any attempt at a discussion. 

Moving from email to forums would solve this issue but that means no more notification email. People would need to check the website. Some sites, such as Arch Linux, do this. I don't know if there would be enough consensus on abandoning email. 


You actually used Slackware floppies. My sympathies. I had to do that once. Painful. 


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Kulinski" <daniel at kulinski.net> 
To: "CLUE's mailing list" <clue at cluedenver.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 10:58:54 AM 
Subject: Re: [clue] [ADMIN] More Odds and end's 2012m01d24 

Actually I think Crawford was saying that forming a 501C3 entity is complex and actually costly. He also points out that previous efforts on a Drupal site seem to have dried up. I remember the previous attempt, page loads were 10+ seconds at the time. 

David actually said he would not be willing to lead. I completely respect this statement. He also states that he is creating more educational opportunities, this is excellent! I heard nothing but good things from the BASH course he held and I am looking forward to what comes up next. 

As for me, I am a problem fixer. I must find out why things break and what I can do to improve on the situation. It is why I enjoy being a full time systems administrator and becoming one for high performance compute systems stretched my talents and abilities even further. I'm freely offering my help because I think it is for a good time. Crawford rightfully points out that people believe their time was wasted on the previous iteration of the Drupal website. It was live shortly and then cut off and languished and died. That is the events from my point of view, what may have actually happened I honestly don't know. 

Here is some of my history since none of you have met me yet: 
I have been a Linux/UNIX systems administrator for 14 years. I started with IBM in 1997 and then in 2000 I moved into the Oil and Gas world working for Ion Geophysical. About 2002 we built our first cluster. Since then I have moved to Global Geophysical in 2008 and worked on larger, more complex clusters since. I am regularly involved in creating new services for IT to better serve our users. Troubleshooting is one of my fortes and I helped to uncover a serious performance issue in the Lustre 1.6.6 release. I really do enjoy problem solving and I am happy to offer my skills up to CLUE or a group that intends to help spread knowledge to others. Linux is a wonderful operating system. I have been using it since 1993 when I discovered it in high school. In fact my first UNIX installation was NetBSD on a Mac SE 30. Luckily I had a math teacher that encouraged me to explore my obsession with this OS. I spent many nights downloading the floppy based release of MLM and Slackware. In fact I beleive I still have an old MLM release. 

So hopefully I can bring so skills to the table that can help to troubleshoot the server side. I have run my own VPS for years and plan to until the day I die. It is my home on the Internet and it allows me to explore my creative urges at will. 

Please feel free to contact me about my web site or any other tech related topic. I have always enjoyed exploring the latest technology has to offer and spreading that joy will always be something I look forward too. 

Dan Kulinski 

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