[ncc-services-wg] Should we have a RIPE archivist?

On 28 Apr 2018, at 12:41, Gert Doering <gert at space.net> wrote:
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> Of course we shouldn't be wasting money carelessly

... but wasting money *deliberately* is OK. :-) Sorry, couldn’t resist...

FWIW employing an archivist is a bad idea and a waste of money. It’s yet another step towards a bloated bureaucracy. Museums and ancient institutions might be able to justify having archivists on their payroll. RIPE and the NCC don't have that sort of history. At least not yet. I hope. I’m decidedly uncomfortable about going in that direction.

That said, there might be some value in capturing documents and memories from the early days. [Wasn’t there some sort of history project launched a few years ago?] Many of the Old Farts will be retiring soon. Some already have. And a few, sadly, are no longer alive. It would be useful to gather that information before it’s lost or forgotten forever. I’m not sure how to best go about doing that. A full time(?) archivist on a permanent or indefinite contract seems wrong though.

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