Hi there, On Thu, Oct 09, 2008 at 11:06:44 -0300, Mauricio wrote: > Just a sugestion: I think it would be nice if we had some kind of > professional darcs server. I just saw github.com, where they offer > free git hosting for open source and paid git hosting for private > projects. I don't have the resources to do that, but I believe that > could be a nice business and help to increase darcs community and > "real world" testing.
Thanks for your suggestion! I am currently working with Dave Walker to set up some sort of free darcs hosting. Dave is a free software enthusiast who runs a small UK-based (near Brighton) ISP. The plan is to offer something on a provisional basis (6 months to see how things go and then see from there). This will likely be targeted at free/open source software projects, so it may not exactly be what you had in mind, but I think it could be a great start and may eventually evolve into something more like a darcshub. Unfortunately, this is stalled at the moment for lack of time on my part. I would be very interested to have a volunteer that could serve as Dave's long term contact. We already have the bandwidth and the hardware, generously provided by Dave. All we need is the software, people willing to put the software into place, and administrators for the site. This is pretty exciting stuff! Note that because darcs 100% volunteer-run, everything we accomplish in the project only happens because of initiatives by people like you and me. Does anybody here want to be the volunteer that makes darcs hosting into reality? -- Eric Kow <http://www.nltg.brighton.ac.uk/home/Eric.Kow> PGP Key ID: 08AC04F9
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