Re: [wlug] The Fate Of The Fairfield Lab
I have the time and knowledge to open the lab. I've emailed Mike regarding this but recieved no reply. Rod has expressed interest in help running also. I'm willing to open the lab twice a week from 9-12. With more people I would love to open it from 2:30 till 5pm for primary and intermediate. It's a great resource and it makes me sad to see it closed. Cheers, William Cheers, On 15/06/2015 11:56 AM, "Lawrence D'Oliveiro" <ldo(a)geek-central.gen.nz> wrote:
To bring up a (not entirely) unrelated subject, I was at Te Whare O Te Ata last week, and I asked Mike Rarere what was going to happen to the computer lab.
It’s clear Bruce Kingsbury was instrumental in getting this lab set up and running, and it was providing a useful service to the community. All of which was shot completely to hell as a result of his criminality and stupidity.
I understood from Mike that, without somebody willing to provide full-time support for free, as Bruce was, the lab cannot continue. This seems a shame, but is there anything else we can do? Fundraise to pay someone to provide support, even if only part-time? _______________________________________________ wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug
I am willing to help for another two mornings a week. Rod On 15/06/15 12:50, William Mckee wrote:
I have the time and knowledge to open the lab. I've emailed Mike regarding this but recieved no reply. Rod has expressed interest in help running also. I'm willing to open the lab twice a week from 9-12. With more people I would love to open it from 2:30 till 5pm for primary and intermediate. It's a great resource and it makes me sad to see it closed. Cheers, William Cheers,
On 15/06/2015 11:56 AM, "Lawrence D'Oliveiro" <ldo(a)geek-central.gen.nz <mailto:ldo(a)geek-central.gen.nz>> wrote:
To bring up a (not entirely) unrelated subject, I was at Te Whare O Te Ata last week, and I asked Mike Rarere what was going to happen to the computer lab.
It’s clear Bruce Kingsbury was instrumental in getting this lab set up and running, and it was providing a useful service to the community. All of which was shot completely to hell as a result of his criminality and stupidity.
I understood from Mike that, without somebody willing to provide full-time support for free, as Bruce was, the lab cannot continue. This seems a shame, but is there anything else we can do? Fundraise to pay someone to provide support, even if only part-time? _______________________________________________ wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz <mailto:wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz> Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug
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On Mon, 15 Jun 2015 14:57:45 +1200, Roderick Aldridge wrote:
On 15/06/15 12:50, William Mckee wrote:
I'm willing to open the lab twice a week from 9-12. With more people I would love to open it from 2:30 till 5pm for primary and intermediate.
I am willing to help for another two mornings a week.
A group of us should go see Mike?
I have already told Mike that I am happy to supervise two mornings a week, but I don't have the technical skills to maintain and update the system. Mike is understandably ultra-sensitive about who he lets have access to the system. As I see it they need several things: Someone they can trust with technical skills to update the system that Bruce set up, and document it sufficiently for a sysadmin to easily maintain the system. Documentation for routine maintenance that Mike or his appointee can easily do. Documentation/manual for supervisers to use to provide appropriate user access/privacy etc on the public sessions. A sysadmin available/on call for troubleshooting, major updates/, changes to the system etc. Then Mike can choose volunteers to supervise the sessions and get things active again. It is frustrating to see such a valuable facility going to waste when it was providing a valuable service for those without other access. It will also be useful for workshops for Python, programming, FOSS/Linux help sessions etc for which the Uni may not be suitable. Rod On 15/06/15 15:36, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
On Mon, 15 Jun 2015 14:57:45 +1200, Roderick Aldridge wrote:
On 15/06/15 12:50, William Mckee wrote:
I'm willing to open the lab twice a week from 9-12. With more people I would love to open it from 2:30 till 5pm for primary and intermediate. I am willing to help for another two mornings a week. A group of us should go see Mike?
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William Mckee