Please do something about housing

[DrWho2010]

the addition of more servers to add more housing is entirely dependent on the state of international travel to the US in order for the devs to physically oversee installation. due to how the pandemic is progressing there is no telling when this will be.

[OracleLunaFaye]

the addition of more servers to add more housing is entirely dependent on the state of international travel to the US in order for the devs to physically oversee installation. due to how the pandemic is progressing there is no telling when this will be.

That's true, but only if a dev needs to be there for the install in person rather than virtually. IDK what SE's policies are about server installations, but I can say for certain there are dev ops in the US that can install servers.

[Catstab]

That's true, but only if a dev needs to be there for the install in person rather than virtually. IDK what SE's policies are about server installations, but I can say for certain there are dev ops in the US that can install servers.

They said in August they can't install servers due to 'logistics reasons' so my impression from that is:

-SE US is a localization team only, the server techs and admins are Japanese
-They are unwilling to contract out installation of new servers

So we're waiting for travel restrictions to ease before proceeding, by the sound of things.

[OracleLunaFaye]

So we're waiting for travel restrictions to ease before proceeding, by the sound of things.

Bummer. I certainly don't blame the devs at all for not wanting to travel right now. Asside from the personal dangers, it's probably at the very least a 2 week quarantine when they get home.

Although given the current state of affairs, it would not be unreasonable for SE to consider modifying or temporarily suspending their server installation restrictions.

I'm just hoping for better news is all.