[ale] Sysadmin/DBA/Webmaster needed

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-----Original Message-----
From: Boris Borisov <bugyatl at gmail.com>
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Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 03:20:14 
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts<ale at ale.org>
Reply-To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
Subject: Re: [ale] Sysadmin/DBA/Webmaster needed

Ok sign me in for meeting! Just wanted to make sure that there is
nothing that I'm not having skills for ... didn't want to make
insulting comments :)

On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 2:26 AM, Alex Carver <agcarver+ale at acarver.net> wrote:
>
> Why can't it be LAMP only?  It was LAMP only for quite a while before a
> wayward admin installed content managers and other muck.
>
> The main system is LAMP plus CLI Java for running an equipment control
> system.  The Java portion does not interact with the web side except via
> the database.  The web side uses PHP for pulling data from the database
> and generating the dynamic content.  Static content is just written as
> straight HTML.  There are a couple other features of the system that are
> low level (SAMBA for collecting files generated by data acquisition
> machines, email services handled by exim) that usually run as CLI
> scripts (typically cron jobs)
>
> The main requirement is no outside dependencies (meaning no third-party
> content managers that could go belly up at any time and force a
> migration).  There are no Web-admin systems for administering the server
> either.  This machine is totally administered via CLI.  There are some
> things that have a web-based interface but those are for manipulating
> the data database (e.g. editing records, viewing data, etc.) and not the
> server or the database administration.
>
> Job #0 is to make sure whatever is there doesn't go down.
> Job #1 is to unwind Django and go back to straight LAMP for dynamic
> content and straight HTML for static content.  Most of the backend stuff
> was fortunately unharmed because it's not web facing so Django doesn't
> play a role.
>
> On 10/11/2012 08:40, Boris Borisov wrote:
>> What are the requirements ? It cannot be LAMP only !
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 11:04 PM, Alex Carver <agcarver+ale at acarver.net> wrote:
>>> Hey everyone,
>>>
>>> I got a plea from my former manager at Georgia Tech who is in need of an
>>> admin/DBA/Webmaster in short order.  The current person has put in
>>> notice leaving a hole.
>>>
>>> For now it is likely going to be contract work.  The system is one I
>>> used to administer while I was still working there.  However, since I
>>> left it was mangled horribly and now, in the latest mangling, it is
>>> currently using the Django framework.  This system and its needs are too
>>> customized and important to be using a framework (especially a third
>>> party one), it really needs to be low level coded.
>>>
>>> Right now they need someone to make sure the system doesn't go down and
>>> then, in the near future, unwind the Django installation and go back to
>>> straight LAMP with no frameworks or content managers or other outside
>>> resources besides LAMP itself (or very very little, jQuery is iffy but
>>> might be acceptable).
>>>
>>> If you or anyone you know might be interested let me know and I'll send
>>> along contact info.
>>>
>>> -Alex
>>>
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