[TriLUG] Not Linux: Anyone else feeling the pain?

[Warren Myers]

We used to have one of those, iirc - it was something like "
trilug-jobs at trilug.org". I believe it was discontinued because too few
people subscribed to it compared to the "real" list.
WMM

On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 12:45 PM, Jeff Ellis <jeff-lists at ellises.us> wrote:

> Why not create a new list for job postings?  This is what the Java User
> Group does and it seems to work well.  As times get tough, it seems a
> shame not to share job postings of any sort.
>
> Jeff
>
> Cristóbal Palmer wrote:
> > On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 12:16 PM, Tanner Lovelace <clubjuggler at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Ok, I'll ask.  Why don't you pass along job ads?  The SC used to do
> this.
> >> Or, are there too many job ads now that you think the list would become
> >> overwhelmed?  Seems like this is a "policy" that might need to be
> revisited?
> >>
> >
> > Two main reasons:
> >
> > 1) the SC was getting used as a dumping ground by some recruiters (eg.
> > jobs not remotely involving Linux, jobs not remotely involving NC).
> > 2) We responded to _all_ people asking to pass along job offers both
> > pointing them at the list if they wanted to join it and encouraging
> > them to attend a meeting and stand up with the announcement at the
> > beginning.
> >
> > It's not that we don't like the idea of job postings. We just wanted
> > to make sure the list and steering committee weren't getting
> > abused.... and hopefully in the process encourage better job
> > postings/announcements.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
>
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