Alan, Would you consider donation of co-location space? I am fairly sure that my company would be willing to donate co-location space. Email me off list and I can see what we can do. -Derek > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > PLUG needs co-lo hardware. We seek donations of a server-class computer > or pieces of one to take advantage of a co-location offer from Deru. We > want something reliable and powerful enough to do good things for a long > time. > > - - 1Ghz CPU or more > - - Modern hard drives in hardware RAID 1 with hot-swap > - -- Capacity not an issued since any "modern" drives will have more than > we probably need. > - - 1-2GB RAM > - - Redundant power supplies > - - Dual giga-bit network interfaces > - - Rack mounted to take up less space at Deru. > - - Lots of fans for good cooling. > > This thread is for tracking donation offers. If you have comments or > suggestions for different specs than the above, please start a new > thread. If you have something of lesser specs that you still think > would be good enough, discuss it in a different thread. We can all > consider it. > > A donation of a complete server is, of course, very generous and would > be accepted! Component donations are acceptable. > > Let's not collect the pieces until we think we have a complete set. > Then we will collect them for assembly at one time. I think that would > be better. > > All donations will be credited on a special supporter web page on the > new site running on the new server, including your picture if you want. > This is the only "payment" that will be provided. PLUG is not a legal > entity or a non-profit. Any donation will be acknowledged with a > handshake but no tax credit or other direct benefit, monetary or > otherwise will be provided in return. I am not a lawyer, I just want to > be clear about the nature of the donation. > > Reply on the list for easier coordination of commitments already made > and donations still needed. > > Alan > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFCzKyhDQw/VSQuFZYRAgEFAJ9LPYFRaaCDYfQwlrt2YdpTLi3ijgCePs6n > oE4q/7wpcFsOpQG1b1H6sh0= > =5InM > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss