On Apr 17, 2010, at 7:05 AM, David E Jones wrote: > > Wow, this discussion has really taken on a life of its own. > > Maybe I wasn't clear enough before... the $35 or somehow saving me some > effort in continuing to do things the old way is not the point, the point is > to get this onto ASF infra ASAP just like all other resources. It would be > way easier to click a few buttons but that wouldn't resolve the issue with > ofbiz.org that some individual owns the domain and that the DNS is still > hosted by a third party (ie Contegix). >
Yes this makes a lot of sense to me; let's see if the Infra can take action quickly (the ball is already in their court) and if not let's find another good solution together. > On the other hand, the whole auctioning idea for the domain name is > interesting... do I hear $1000? One thousand to the respectable lady in > front. Do I hear $1500? Fifteen hundred to the gentleman in the t-shirt and > shorts. Let's get this really going! Do I hear $5000? Amazing folks! Five > thousand to the man in the suit with the hat with red lettering on it that I > can't quite make out from here... looks like it starts with an "O" and is in > all caps. Going once... going twice... sold! A special thanks to all > involved, and to the man who... wait... wow again! I've just been informed > that ofbiz.org and sun.com are now under the same umbrella... who could have > imagined! ;) This is really great! BTW thank you David for bringing up this important topic. Jacopo > > -David > > > On Apr 16, 2010, at 6:07 PM, Tim Ruppert wrote: > >> The only thing that's less low effort is that this keeps David having to >> mess with it - which is what I'm hoping to avoid. As I said before - it >> doesn't matter to me - this is just a super cheap way of doing things and >> puts the onus on the people who want to follow this one all the way thru. >> >> The good thing - is regardless of which way David decides to go - I think >> we'll be able to support making it happen relatively quickly. >> >> Cheers, >> Ruppert >> >> On Apr 16, 2010, at 4:58 PM, Ean Schuessler wrote: >> >>> Tim Ruppert wrote: >>>> I guess I'd love to know why you're looking to pay $70+ for an interim >>>> solution when I can get do it for the community for just a few bucks and >>>> I'll likely be the one to help ensure that it actually gets pushed forward >>>> and maintained? Doesn't matter much to me, sounds like David should just >>>> put it up for auction - there seem to be a lot of people looking to spend >>>> money on it .... >>>> >>> I just figured David has been paying for it for some time and could use >>> a little reimbursement for his troubles. I agree with you that Network >>> Solutions prices are highway robbery. OpenSRS (TUCOWS) is cheaper as is >>> GoDaddy or a bunch of others but they all require some immediate effort. >>> I figured paying the $35 is the lowest effort way for David to keep the >>> domain secure until ASF-infra is ready to do something about it. He'd >>> get reimbursed and then some for his effort with my scheme. >>> >>> I do share your dislike for Network Solutions but what's $35 more bucks >>> in the larger picture? >>> >>> -- >>> Ean Schuessler, CTO >>> e...@brainfood.com >>> 214-720-0700 x 315 >>> Brainfood, Inc. >>> http://www.brainfood.com >>> >> >
