Jon, I do worry a little bit about the 'Pro Bono' contributions of a corporation. This gets into 'in-kind' donations which can be a sticky issue. I've been dealing with another company that sounds like it is in a similar situation as yours. They have suggested hosting the site in return for having a text ad at the bottom to the effect:
This Site Hosted by as a promotional consideration by [companyname] Hosting Service clickable to take you to the hosting service website. Just a thought. Aldon -----Original Message----- From: Jon Lebkowsky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 12:16 AM To: Howard Vicini; CMR; Zephyr Teachout; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Zack Rosen; Aldon Hynes Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [hackers] MINORITY REPORT ... > And, I am also concerned about what is going to happen in the Fall when a > lot of the individuals involved with this project are back in > classes ... if > setting up the use of these services does not involve turnkey > solutions with > automated setups at a known, trusted host who is contractually > committed to > maintaining the integrity of the overall network, who is going to > do all the > tweaking of the system and all the individual nodes? Jeff and I were just talking. He has the real network expertise in our organization, so I wanted to make sure he was on board before we offered to do anything. Our company, Polycot Consulting, does selective hosting - it's not our main gig but Jeff is proficient. As I said, we might be willing to do manageable stuff pro bono, like host primary sites but not a number of nodes. Otherwise we can offer expertise, help figure out the tech and the costs if you want to take it elsewhere. The main thing is that we want to support the effort and we have a clue... which is to say we might be able to contribute to sustainability in the fall and thereafter. ~ Jon Jon Lebkowsky CEO/Catalyst, Polycot http://www.polycot.com
