[Sw-l] Report from Steve's desk

Tue Mar 3 17:05:05 UTC 2020

Hi Ingvild,

The SignPuddle 2 data is safe and secure.  I will be able to keep the 
server up and running.  I will need to rebuild the server in the near 
future, but there are several options.

You do not need to send money if you are unable.  SignWriting, our 
tools, and our data are free to use.

If you are able to contribute to our efforts, I have a Patreon campaign 
that supports the websites and my other efforts.  I have a funding goal 
to reach of $300 a month by the end of this year. I am already halfway 
there.  https://patreon.com/signwriting

In the future, Valerie will be creating a SignWriting Trust of sorts.  
There is no rush and more details will come later.

So there is no need to worry.  I wish I could stay full-time with 
SignWriting, but it is impossible without financial support.  In the 
next week or two, I will receive an offer for full-time employment with 
a neurological research lab as a data manager.  I will probably start in 
April.  I will work with SignWriting on Saturdays.

Alternatively, if enough people join the SignWriting team on Patreon in 
the next two weeks, I could stay full-time with SignWriting.  I think I 
bring value to SignWriting.  Please share my story if you do too.

Thanks,
-Steve

On 3/3/20 10:29 AM, Ingvild Roald wrote:
>
> Dear Steve,
>
> Thank you so much for all you have been doing over the years. We 
> cannot thank you enough. Now I am a bit concerned, because I do not 
> understand enough. The Norwegian dictionaries are currently in 
> SignPuddle 2, and under editing. Do I need to do anything to save the 
> data? Do I need to send money? (I could manage to send some).  I agree 
> With you that SignWriting will grow in the futurue, so I have 
> dedicated a lot of time and effort to this, even if I have been 
> holding back somewhat lately due to several concerns, but I would not 
> like to see the data that are collected gone missing,
>
> Ingvild, Norway
>
> Sendt fra E-post <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for 
> Windows 10
>
> *Fra: *Stephen Slevinski <mailto:slevin at SIGNPUDDLE.NET>
> *Sendt: *torsdag 27. februar 2020 kl. 16:26
> *Til: *SW-L at LISTSERV.VALENCIACOLLEGE.EDU 
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> *Emne: *Report from Steve's desk
>
> Hi SignWriting List,
>
> The year 2020 is turning out to be a great year of change for SignWriting.
>
> First off, if you know anything about Wikimedia or Wikipedia, please add
> your support to an individual grant I'm applying for to create the
> two-dimensional font.  The community review is open until March 16th.
> Thanks!
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> For 16 years, I was blessed to be able to work with Valerie Sutton
> through the Center for Sutton Movement Writing non-profit as a paid
> consultant.  Unfortunately, excessive government paperwork and
> fundraising issues became a burden.  We have closed the non-profit
> portion of the organization and the Center for Sutton Movement in now an
> all volunteer organization without a checking account.
>
> I'm still blessed because I still get to continue to collaborate with
> Valerie Sutton into the future. I believe in SignWriting and I think our
> 13 websites are worth preserving and maintaining.  To keep them up, I
> have assumed full responsibility for the financial hosting of the
> server.  I'm happy to say that the current server costs are covered by
> the Patreon campaign I started last year.
>
> I plan to keep working with SignWriting on a part-time basis. I will
> have office hours on Saturday, central standard time.
> * 7:30 am Gitter Public Chat
> * 9am YouTube Live
> * 10:30 am Chat with Val
> * 1pm Server and Development
>
> In 3 weeks, chances are good that I may start a full-time job outside of
> SignWriting.  These three weeks are very important because I need to
> rebuild the current SignWriting Server that hosts all of our websites.
> We will have a Simple SignWriting Server that only sends files without
> any server processing.  We will have a Legacy SignWriting Server that
> supports PHP for SignPuddle 2 and SignPuddle 3 and others. Once the two
> new servers are built and configured, I'll shut down the current
> SignWriting Server.  This will make sure the websites are up, stable,
> and running for the next few years.
>
> The year 2020 is a year of transitions, new directions, and letting go.
> The new direction is to embrace JavaScript for both the browser and the
> server with node.  The standards are solid and I have several useful
> packages to share that are fully documented with online training
> available.  Once I have the first three packages fully complete, I will
> start the react component library.  Rather than trying to create a
> mutli-user platform for SignWriting, I'm going to focus on the
> foundation and offer tools to other developers so that they can use and
> create with SignWriting for their own websites and apps.
>
> The YouTube station will be called the SignWriting Stream.  I will show,
> teach, and demo the Sutton SignWriting resources we've put together.
> The first episode is this Saturday.  So far the channel is empty.
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> Let me know if you have any questions, ideas, or concerns.
>
> Regards,
> -Steve
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