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* Colocation issues/contracts/maintenance |
* Colocation issues/contracts/maintenance |
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* Managing hardware costs and future planning |
* Managing hardware costs and future planning |
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* Manage off-site servers (nl., test.) |
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Business Development |
Business Development |
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* Raise funds for further server development |
* Raise funds for further server development |
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Development |
Development Mangement |
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* Managing server/search server development |
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* mb_server (and too little of it) |
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* Manage employees/contractors of MetaBrainz. |
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* lucene searching |
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Legal Department |
Legal Department |
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Support |
Support |
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* Answer support@ emails, with help from |
* Answer support@ emails, with help from volunteers |
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* Help partners/licensees (at least have support@ team help |
* Help partners/licensees (at least have support@ team help |
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Revision as of 22:01, 9 December 2009
As the leader of MusicBrainz, I am also the executive director of the MetaBrainz Foundation, the non-profit legal parent of MusicBrainz. As the ED, I wear many hats -- here is my current job description:
Executive Director of the MetaBrainz Foundation
Server maintenance
- Hardware purchasing/acquistion of used hardware
- Colocation issues/contracts/maintenance
- Managing hardware costs and future planning
Business Development
- Conferences/tradeshows/schmoozing/maintaining contacts for MusicBrainz
- Meetings with potential partners/licensees
- New licenses sales
- Managing and soliciting sponsors
- Raise funds for further server development
Development Mangement
- Managing server/search server development
- Manage employees/contractors of MetaBrainz.
Legal Department
- Licenses for data/software/web services
- Contracts for data/licenses/web services
- Interacting with lawyers
- Find pro bono lawyers
Community Relations
- Answering questions in IRC/mail/blog/mailing lists
- Conflict resolution
- Managing developers
Foundation Issues
- metabrainz.org web site/donation tracking
- State/federal filing requirements
- Board of directors management/meetings
Accounting
- Keep general books, manage invoices, pay bills
- File tax reports/manage accountants
- Post monthly financial results
- Manage bank accounts/investments
Support
- Answer support@ emails, with help from volunteers
- Help partners/licensees (at least have support@ team help
