Please excuse my possibly lame question:
Is there any possible mid-step between root and regular user? Something like
power-user?
For instance I wanted to cleanup the mess in user store as well as more
automatize the dumps, however I can't do either of it because of lack of
necessary rights. And of course comparing to database, cron, jira and other
issues these activities are much lower importance so current roots won't
have any time for that. And vicious circle is closing...
Kind regards
Danny B.
---------- Původní zpráva ----------
Od: Silke Meyer <silke.meyer(a)wikimedia.de>
Datum: 5. 2. 2013
Předmět: Re: [Toolserver-l] Adding more roots
"Hi!
DaB is right: WMF as the database owner accepts only paid roots.
As to WMDE, we are ready to pay another root who is willing to work for
WMDE and able to handle the requirements of the toolserver (that you
know better than I do right now). You are welcome to propose people (or
yourselves) or to help specify the requirements for a job advertisement.
I see your point, DaB, the work you would put into instructing a new
person. So another possibility could be to pay an external service
provider to get a bunch of things done in one go to decrease the to do
pile. Which is rather a short-term help and still requires some DaB. For
this, I would need a list of tasks that you, DaB and Marlen, would like
to delegate. Any opinions on this?
Personally, I am new to this topic. At this point, it is hard to tell
how long the transition will take, but if I may roughly estimate I think
the toolserver will realistically NOT leave us in 2013.
Also, I do not consider this as an attempt to "increase WMDE's
influence" (at least, I am not going to brainwash people ;)) but as part
of our commitment to keep up support of the toolserver.
Cheers,
Silke
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