Although I've a) never contributed anything b) prob not 'up' enough to contribute anything c) have never bin to a social/tech meeting I can a) donate an external SCSI if wanted
HTIOU D > -----Original Message----- > From: greg > Sent: 03 April 2002 12:10 > To: london.pm > Cc: greg > Subject: penderel > > > > Ok, so it may be hearsay but i believe Penderel has had more problems, > so I have a proposal, but lets start with the assumptions i am making > ... > > Assumption 1 : Penderel is a sick puppy, it has something wrong with > the mobo or memory or whatever. > > Assumption 2 : We can't be bothered constantly sending brave soldiers > like Paul M (x2), Jo, Alex, etc. (sorry if i have > forgotten anyone) to persuade it to work. > > Assumption 3 : People still want to use the server. > > Assumption 4 : No one is doing intel specific work on it. > > Assumption 5 : Dave Cantrell's kind offer still stands. > > Assumption 6 : State 51 are still happy to host. > > If the above assumptions are true, I propose we strip Penderel of its > scsi drive (9gb) and flog Penderel on ebay to some lucky punter. We > can then buy a scsi housing (if we have enough cash left over we could > also buy an ups, if not lets buy drinks for the people who have helped > admin it) and put said 9gb drive into it. Then we will take Dave's > SS10 and install sparc linux [1] on it and attach the 9gb drive, so > the internal SS10 drive (4Gb) will do / and the (9Gb) will do > /home. We are currently at about 5Gb disk usage in home, but i'd be > amazed if we really need more than 9Gb of space on the machine - > unless someone is intending to use it as a backup server. > > Thoughts? > > Greg > > [1] which has been demonstrated to be stable on plough and we have > experience of. > > p.s. please try and avoid bringing this down into a debate over linux > vs bsd, or /usr vs /var partitioning etc. > > -- > Greg McCarroll http://217.34.97.146/~gem/ Visit our website at http://www.ubswarburg.com This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments.