[governance] Moving the mailing list, revisited

[Izumi AIZU]

Thank you Jeremy for raising or reminding this issue.

Just for the reference, how much in general it would cos to have our
own server, say current level of functions with web and mailing list,
say for five years?

If it is not so significant, we can run a one-time fund-raising campaign
to reach that amount.

izumi


2011/10/3 Jeremy Malcolm <jeremy at ciroap.org>:
> Bill Drake has brought to my attention that one of the former CPSR officers
> is paying a monthly fee to host our mailing list, whereas previously I had
> been told that two years had been paid up in advance so that there was less
> urgency to move.
>
> If that is wrong, then it would be nice of us to move the list sooner rather
> than later.  I raised the idea of moving it back in January
> (http://lists.cpsr.org/lists/arc/governance/2011-01/msg00110.html), but the
> response at that time was indecisive so nothing happened.
>
> At this stage my recommended option is for me to move it to igf-online.net,
> which uses the same software, so all of the old archives will easily be
> preserved.  Unavoidably, the address of the list would change from
> governance at lists.cpsr.org to governance at igf-online.net.  It is also
> unavoidably dependent on my and/or Consumers International's ongoing
> patronage.
>
> However this is a better option than moving the list to the APC server which
> hosts our website (assuming that were possible), as the latter does not run
> the same mailing list software, so it would be harder to migrate.  Also, it
> is still reliant on someone else's ongoing patronage.
>
> Alternatively we can wait and see whether the IGC decides to raise some
> funding, in which case it could pay for its own hosting and the website and
> mailing list could live together.  This is the best longer term option,
> because is allows us to be self-reliant for as long as the funding is there.
>
> A decision on this needs to be made...
>
> --
>
> Dr Jeremy Malcolm
> Project Coordinator
> Consumers International
> Kuala Lumpur Office for Asia-Pacific and the Middle East
> Lot 5-1 Wisma WIM, 7 Jalan Abang Haji Openg, TTDI, 60000 Kuala Lumpur,
> Malaysia
> Tel: +60 3 7726 1599
>
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