weo hosting situation (was Re: payin .jeff (was: Re: [theforum] RFV:ServerMatrix Hosting for l.e.o))

David Kaufman david at gigawatt.com
Mon Jun 7 17:08:38 CDT 2004


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Howden" <jeff at jeffhowden.com>
To: "'David Kaufman'" <david at gigawatt.com>
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 4:34 PM
Subject: RE: weo hosting situation (was Re: payin .jeff (was: Re: [theforum]
RFV: ServerMatrix Hosting for l.e.o))


David,

> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><
> From: David Kaufman [mailto:david at gigawatt.com]
>
> i replied to your post on theForum, and cc'ed to your
> personal email, but have not received a response back
> from you, and am becoming a bit alarmed.
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><

I haven't received anything that I know of in the past few days.  Could you
tell me approximately when you sent them and to which address the personal
emails were directed towards so I can hunt them down?

> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><
> could you please respond (even just a quick one-liner)
> to the question of whether w.e.o is in any immediate
> danger of losing it's current hosting situation?
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><

There is no immediate or even foreseeable danger of losing the hosting for
weo.  I've been asking for 6+ months and gotten no help so I'm prepared to
continue to pay for it entirely out of my own pocket.  It would just be nice
if there are decisions being made about where to spend donated money that
people consider existing responsibilities before taking on new ones that may
not be necessary to the level believed (ie, expensive server when a cheap
one will get the job done).

> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><
> we are trying to resolve the financial issue but, since
> Marlene has resigned as treasurer, neither I nor Elfur
> even have copies of the invoices you mention.  we're not
> unwilling to reimburse you, or pay for future hosting.
> but we are struggling with choosing a course of action
> in a complete information vacuum WRT to this situation.
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><

When I get home I can forward copies of all the invoices I've sent.  Please
let me know which address to send them to if this one isn't appropriate or
desirable.

> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><
> another solution we're considering is to secure a
> windows box at servermatrix (as you alluded to in your
> post) instead of, or in addition to, the l.e.o. box
> previously being discussed, to *move* w.e.o there ASAP,
> relieve you of your current financial burden, and
> solidify evolt's stability.
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><

At this time, evolt.org will not reduce any financial burden or make things
any more stable than they already are by moving weo to ServerMatrix.  If
anything the move will create unnecessary turmoil, instability, and other
unforeseen issues.  Subsidizing a portion of weo's hosting would be
sufficient and appropriate.

> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><
> so can you also please let us know what the CPU, memory
> and storage specs of the current w.e.o. box are, so that
> we can determine how much it would cost to rent a
> similar server from http://servermatrix.com ?
> <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><

That'll be unnecessary.  Hosting for a site such as evolt.org will cost
approximately $100 at most any competent host that offers ColdFusion MX
hosting.  It does *not* need it's own dedicated box.  Spending the money on
one would be a complete waste of money for hardward and licensing costs.
Shared hosting is sufficient and licensing costs are handled by the hosting
company, in this case, me, and are therefore no burden whatsoever in
evolt.org.

Thanks,

Jeff
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