About Crew

Here are some excerpts from the CrewHandbook:

What Crew is About

Crew is an extension of the CCIS Systems Group ("Systems"), which "is dedicated to maintaining and improving the computing environment in the College of Computer and Information Science at Northeastern University" (CCIS web site). Crew should be considered a volunteer extension to Systems whose roles are as follows:

• Perform research and development for Systems
• Investigate new (and potentially cool) technologies
• Provide services that benefit the CCIS community
• Aids the Systems group when requested

Crew is provided with adequate resources to serve the above roles. Resources include, but are not limited to, a private research laboratory ("the Pit"), hardware unused by Systems, and elevated permissions on Crew machines and the CCIS infrastructure.

Crew Membership

Essentially, members of Crew are those that put effort into being a part of the group by working on Crew tasks and participating in Crew discussions, whether they be on the Crew mailing list, the IRC channel #crew, or in the Pit. People that get the most out of being in Crew are those that are self-motivated, quick-learning and creative.

Rules

Each member of Crew must abide by the following rules:

• Must be involved in at least one Crew project. People simply hanging out of the Pit are not considered Crew members unless they have been actively involved in a Crew-sanctioned project.
• Must attend Crew meetings. This rule is flexible as some members may commute or have other scheduling problems.
• Must be responsible. A lot is expected of us, we must live up to it.
• Expected to keep an open mind, and be respectful of others.

Crew members should also have basic working knowledge of both Unix and Windows. An example of this basic knowlege is knowing why you can't read /etc/shadow on a typical Solaris/Linux system or how to configure the built-in firewall in Windows. Crew is not for introducing people to operating systems. The Association for Computing Machinery is better suited for introductory information as they offer student workshops in topics such as "Learning Unix."

Crew members should be aware of and embody at least basic professional ethics, such as being honest and trustworthy, respecting the privacy of others, and honoring confidentiality.