Bogdan Bivolaru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > 1) As I see it the big problem is not the hardware nor the bandwidth (we > can think of a web cluster-like system to operate it, REBOL style > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REBOL ): the problem is finding capable and > good-willing volunteers to administrate it.
Do they need to be volunteers? Could some members be allowed to pay their subs by doing root work instead? > I would offer root access to > a computer I own on a internet connection I am responsible for. If that > mail server starts sending malware, who will be responsible/liable for > charges in justice? I believe you would, if you own the computer. It's up to you to watch what people who give access to and/or put in reasonable liability in their use agreements. [...] > How do you approach this initial lack of criteria for selecting volunteers? I think you have to apply the theory of moles, try to limit their return on investment and build up trust in each other over time. http://mjr.towers.org.uk/writing/fightingshadows.html > 2a) Since all projects running on such a service would be free (both > Afero GPL-style and as in free beer) [...] Oooh, I hope it's really free, not Affero. > 2b) I could also pay some monthly fees for a BlueHost / Dreamhost Might be better to go with locals who support free software, such as bytemark.co.uk, GPLhost.fr (does UKFSN.org offer hosting? I forget.) It's necessary to beware a lot of hosting services, as many use control panels which are not free software, such as the irritating Plesk. > 3) DNS naming and directory: > What about a DNS register? As far as I know there are no free DNS names > registrars, right? There are a few like eu.org, but they seem overworked to me. I can't answer your Tor question - I'll leave that to the members as a whole once it comes into being ;-) Regards, -- MJ Ray http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html tel:+44-844-4437-237 - Webmaster-developer, statistician, sysadmin, online shop builder, consumer and workers co-operative member http://www.ttllp.co.uk/ - Writing on koha, debian, sat TV, Kewstoke http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
