[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I agree with doc in that I don't think its time for expansion. I think >the current fyodor server is doing its job pretty well. > OK, so I've proposed a solution where you don't have to pay any more for the new services. However, I stand by my statements that it's obvious that our current set-up is seriously lacking, especially in the areas of back-ups and (growable) disk space.
>I think >there is ample disk space available for those who need 'arbitrary large' >allocations. We currently have 62 gigs free in /home. > > That is nowhere near enough. I'm talking about members who want tens of gigabytes each. >The majority of the problems listed here: >http://wiki.hcoop.net/wiki/CurrentSystemGripes will not be solved by >upgrading our hardware or finding a new service provider. > > Yes, people have added unrelated issues to that after I initially included that text on a different page that was clearly dedicated to new colocation plans. >Why is Abu still running? Why are we not using it? Why are we still pay >for this? > > It's still running because it provides various (admittedly low importance) secondary services, and we're still paying because the cost is negligible enough. >At the moment, aren't we currently accepting anyone who wants to join? I >don't like the idea that I will be fronting the cost to expand our hosting >capabilities as we wait for new members to come. > You won't be; you and anyone else will be given the option to pay no more than at present. >We advertise on the >front page of the site that member dues are about 5 dollars. We should >aim to keep it this way, always. > So you feel, but I don't think that this is a critical requirement when using a sliding scale. >What are the problems with taking out a >loan? > > A loan to cover recurring monthly costs for an unspecified amount of time? That sounds scary to me. _______________________________________________ Hcoop-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://hcoop.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hcoop-discuss
