On Tue, 9 May 2000, Paul Lussier wrote:
> Jerry, (and the rest of the -org list :)
>
> We are not only willing to be the DNS server for both the gnhlug and -org
> domains, but we are willing to be the web servers and mail servers.
That would be very, very cool.
> Additionally, we will be willing to provide administrative access to a
> certain list of individuals in order to manage this environment.
>
> We will be willing to provide a Cobalt RAQ 3i server in order to host all
> this as well.
Question: If I were to provide a Linux box in the form-factor you wish,
could we use that instead? Not that I (and, I'm sure, the rest of us) don't
appreciate MCL's generousity, it is just that I would like GNHLUG to have a
server of its own, that we can call *ours*, and do what we wish to.
Hosting DNS and any web sites is an obvious start. But there are lots of
things we could be doing that we are not. Some things I or others have
mentioned that might be useful:
- A central location for mailing lists
- Searchable mailing list archives
- A GNHLUG Internet Relay Chat server
- FTP space for whatever projects GNHLUG is working on
- CVS server for GNHLUG projects
- Interactive web applications for LUG organization -- things like
calendars, contact lists, and so on
- A place to demo things Linux can do (LDAP, for example)
If we, as a group, have our own server, we are free to do what we want with
it. If someone has a neat idea and the willingness to work on it, we can let
them at it, and not have to worry about the politics of Someone Else's Stuff.
Again, I don't want to sound like I don't appreciate the offer of the
hardware -- I just think giving GNHLUG a server of its own would be the best
thing to do, and I'm willing to foot the bill for the hardware.
What do you think, Paul? What do others think?
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