Sorry, I always forget to reply to the list..
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Alessandro Pasotti <[email protected]> Date: 2012/10/31 Subject: Re: [Qgis-developer] Cloudflare for qgis.org sites To: Larry Shaffer <[email protected]> 2012/10/31 Larry Shaffer <[email protected]>: > Hi, > > On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 1:55 AM, Alessandro Pasotti <[email protected]> > wrote: >> 2012/10/29 Larry Shaffer <[email protected]>: >>> Hi, >>> >>> The recent downtime of qgis.org sites reminds me of several corporate >>> websites I've worked with that, due to design requirements, needed to >>> remain with older server software and code base. The older sites could >>> not handle the bot traffic, and needed extra up-front security and a >>> cdn system to remain viable as their traffic grew. >>> >>> I've been involved with Cloudflare.com shortly after its inception >> >> >> Hi, >> >> It sounds very very interesting but unfortunately they run closed >> source proprietary software, even if is SAAS I would stay away from >> that. > > Alessandro,I don't understand what you mean 'unfortunately' here. If > their service is non-FOSS, what bearing does this have on the project? > I don't see how it would create any licensing issues, either. > > The service they provide is a global internet utility, like the > proprietary software on much of Cisco's hardware, or storage solutions > like Amazon S3. While I fully understand the desire to be 100% FOSS, > I'm not sure users of the sites will care, if the sites stay up; or, > that a FOSS alternative can even approach what Cloudflare (or another > commercial solution) has built. > > What's wrong with paying for (or possibly getting for free) a > proprietary product if it provides a solid solution on top of existing > infrastructure? > Technologically speaking: nothing. Politically speaking: something. Mine was just a personal opinion: some of us dedicate a lot of energy and efforts to promote FOSS solutions, I know there are many different point of views about this topic, I just wouldn't use a service advertised as "Our proprietary technology .... " (http://www.cloudflare.com/features-cdn) in the context of an OSS project. -- Alessandro Pasotti w3: www.itopen.it _______________________________________________ Qgis-developer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-developer
