On Mon, 16 Dec 2002, Ira Abramov wrote:
> Quoting Shlomi Fish, from the post of Mon, 16 Dec:
> > I talked with Sun about sponsoring the upgrade to the larger RAID array.
> > This was a consequence of my meeting with them last year. One of the
> > executives there asked me to send him a detailed E-mail with who we are,
> > what we want, what Sun will get as a result, and how much it would cost.
> >
> > 1. Who we are - the Israeli Group of Linux Users, an unofficial group of
> > Linux users and entusiasts in Israel, with mailing lists and other
> > Internet activities, Real-Life meetings and lectures, and maintainance of
> > the iglu.org.il server and other sites (whatsup.co.il, penguin.co.il).
>
> soon maybe not so unofficial. if they want a proper legal body to deal
> with (and get a reciept for their donation) it will soon be possible.
>
OK. Ack.
> >
> > 2. What we want - a larger UW SCSI RAID array instead of the 70 GB one we
> > have now.
>
> my guess is that Sun in particualr would prefer us to advertise their
> new Sun Linux machines, and not just donate an external RAID. also, if
> there is a way to see if we HAVE an UW connector on the current box, it
> would be very helpful.
>
I want a replacement for the current array of UW SCSI disks. Several
larger internal ones _instead_ of the ones we have now.
> > 3. What Sun will get as a result - Addition of its logo to our Sponsors
> > box, and we will set up a courses applet to register Linux related
> > courses given in Israel by Sun and other vendors.
>
> as long as we can upgrade the box to Debian &vav;nd not to Sun Linux, I'll
> be happy :)
>
I don't think they are going to mandate the distro we use here.
> > 4. How much it would cost - someone will have to ask Ligad (Ira?).
>
> are you saying they should only sponsor the purchase instead of
> supplying their own RAID? umm...
>
Do you mean that Sun will sponsor the purchase instead of supplying their
own RAID or Ligad do that.
Ligad were the ones who brought us the computer in the first place, and we
should contact them for upgrading its hardware. But we'll need someone to
sponsor this upgrade.
> I'll be happier asking IBM about a server+RAID combo. they have a
> stronger Linux hype going than Sun's problematic relation with Linux,
> and they have the hardware we need, I believe.
>
You mean a completely different server?
Well, you can try - it would not hurt.
Regards,
Shlomi Fish
>
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