Hi: After discussing this at SCaLE, Drew and I would recommend distributing the ISO via P2P. We all have machines capable of seeding the ISO image. In addition, informal conversations w/ knowledgeable folks from Rackspace confirm this approach.
Cheers, jec On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Marc Paré <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jeff: > > I answered on the list but here it is again. Sorry for answering so late, I > am recovering from back surgery, coincidentally just like Tim. We have both > the same ailments and have difficulties sitting at the computer from time to > time. > > > The note seems reasonable to me. If we can have temporary space until we > hear from TDF, this would be great. > > HOWEVER, I don't think that you could say that this is on behalf of the > Foundation as we have not been recognized officially by anyone at the > Foundation. We are just seeking workspace for our project temporarily until > such time as our project is officially recognized by the Foundation and > that arrangements be made to supply ISO space on TDF servers. > > BUT ... READ ITALO'S RESPONSE ON THE LIST. IT LOOKS VERY FAVOURABLE!!! > > Cheers > > Marc > > > Le 2011-02-26 10:41, Jeff Chimene a écrit : > > Hi Folks: >> >> Do you have any comments on the following? I want to keep this email >> brief, so that Krys can forward it. Please respond as quickly as possible. >> >> Cheers, >> jec >> ============================================= >> Hi Krys, >> >> Thanks to Rackspace for hosting last night's Happy Hour event, and taking >> the time to discuss my request. >> >> First, some disclosure: I am not a member of The Document Foundation. I am >> making this request on the Foundation's behalf. As I have a current business >> relationship with Rackspace, and am attending SCALE to promote LibreOffice, >> it seemed appropriate that I initiate the conversation with Rackspace. >> >> As we discussed, The Foundation is asking Rackspace to donate Cloud Files >> services for six months to host an ISO image that contains the current >> LibreOffice distribution as well as additional contributed software. >> >> There is a North American ISO image of the current LibreOffice software >> suite in production. By "North American" I mean the DVD will contain >> language-specific versions of the LibreOffice product in dialects of the >> English, French and Spanish languages. In addition to the core LibreOffice >> suite, the ISO image will also contain other contributed software. >> >> We expect to have the ISO image ready by the middle to end of March. We >> believe that in six months time, The Foundation will have a server online >> that will act as the permanent distribution node for this content. >> >> Thank-you for your help bringing this request to the attention of the >> Rackspace crew. I'm copyng others involved in this effort to keep them in >> the loop. >> >> Best wishes, >> Jeffrey Chimene >> > > > -- > Marc Paré > http://www.parEntreprise.com > > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/us/marketing/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
