[OSM-talk] Re: [OSM-dev] MassGIS dataset

[Lars Aronsson]

SteveC wrote:

> If you disagree with the way I've spent my time then that's fair 
> enough, you're welcome to start your own project. I think I've 
> been trying to address my own lack of time with the OSMF and 
> distributing responsibilty.
> 
> Now, why has the GPX queue died? It's a feature. If a GPX fails 
> then it doesn't remove a file lock and the subsequent insert 
> cron jobs also fail in case there's something seriously wrong. 
> Cron mails me what the problem is and in the past it caught 
> things like incorrect time stamp parsing. The servers are 
> currently not hooked up to send me an email because our host 
> doesn't let just anyone send to port 25. So I don't get the fail 
> messages.
> 
> So each time over the past week or so I've just restarted it 
> (removed the lock) rather than have the time to try and fix it, 
> because of all of the above.


This is exactly what's wrong.  You're doing a lot and don't have 
time to do more.  That cron mail shouldn't go to *you* but to a 
group of people who have accounts on the running machines (not 
just SVN or developer accounts) and who can work as a *team* to 
solve the issues that come up.  This would make the project run 
smoother *and* give you more free time.

> Now, why isn't there a June planet.osm? Because as Tom noted I 
> got back very late last night after being at reboot.

This presumes *you* have to do the dump.  Why can't I do it? Or 
Petter, or Tom, or Mikel, or someone else you trust?  If every 
important task is tied to your person, you'll never get more time.
You need not work harder, all you need is a little management.

I have had to apologize to the newcomers I tried to recruit in the 
last weeks.  OSM just isn't any better than this one-man-show.


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  Lars Aronsson (lars at aronsson.se)
  Aronsson Datateknik - http://aronsson.se