[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] 226 subscribers

[LaJeunesse, Brad]

Hi Frank,

Blair, Frank wrote:
>  Hi Brad,
>  
> I'm Frank Blair, an ILS administrator up in Charlotte, North 
> Carolina.  Thanks for asking for questions...
>  
> I'm here because I heard about the project and wondered what kind of 
> server cluster you run to support 200+ different library systems 
> throughout the state of Georgia.    I wondered what kind of hardware 
> specs your servers meet, and if it is true that it all runs on debian?
I did a blog entry on the hardware before... let me dig it up... here it is:

http://open-ils.org/blog/?p=56

Yes, all of our production machines are Debian.

>  
> Also, if a library system was going to create a position to contribute 
> to an open ILS, what would the job description look like...or if 
> several libraries were going to contribute code as 'part' of a staff 
> member's duties, what skills would be most desired.
I'll leave this question for one of the developers.

--Brad

>  
>  
> Thanks
> Frank
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> > Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:44:44 -0500
> > From: bradl at georgialibraries.org
> > To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
> > Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] 226 subscribers
> >
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > You know, there are 226 subscribers to this list. That's really 
> amazing.
> > So, anyone care to break the ice and introduce themselves? It's awfully
> > quiet in here. I'm sure someone has something more interesting to say
> > than I do. :)
> >
> > Well, ok, fine, twist my arm... I'll go first and introduce myself. I'm
> > Brad LaJeunesse, one of the instigators behind the Evergreen project
> > here at the Georgia Public Library Service. I'm not a software
> > developer, but rather a systems administrator type, and I am primarily
> > responsible for the servers that support the PINES consortium's
> > installation of Evergreen. I'm also a degree-toting professional 
> librarian.
> >
> > In addition to my sys-admin duties, I also act as a project manager for
> > the Evergreen software development project, yet I will readily admit
> > that kind of work is not exactly my forte. There's just some sort of
> > similarity between being a 'project manager' and a 'cruise coordinator'
> > that I just can't get my head around. (Trust me, you never want to 
> be on
> > a cruise that I've coordinated.) Thankfully I have a great team to work
> > with.
> >
> > So, with my introduction out of the way, why are we all here? Well, ok,
> > you're all here because you've heard of Evergreen, are interested in
> > Evergreen, something like that... or you're just in the wrong place. :)
> > I'm here because this was my crazy idea, so I'm stuck. But the rest of
> > you-- what do you want to talk about? What questions do you have? What
> > do you want to see on this mailing list?
> >
> > If you wish to remain anonymous and send questions/comments directly to
> > me, I'd be happy to post them back to this list for you.
> >
> > Look forward to hearing from ya'll. If no one speaks up, I'll be forced
> > to resort to more devious measures, such as singing karaoke.
> >
> > --Brad
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