On Tue, 2004-08-24 at 16:51, Todd A. Jacobs wrote: > Is anyone interested in creating a virtual server co-op? I've been > looking around at some of the commercial providers, and haven't been > happy with the available choices (for example, go read linode.com's TOS, > especially item #5). > > If we can get at least 10-20 people interested in commiting to a VPS, we > could probably roll our own for around $10-20/month--maybe even less. > Under some scenarios, I come up with figures of around $5-7/mo at > break-even. > > Anyone else have a need for a low-cost colo option, and want to discuss > it further?
I thought about setting up UML servers, but I found I simply didn't have time to implement such a set up. I do currently have 2 linodes, a 192 with a 1 yr contract for my mail server, and a 64 with a 1 yr contract for hosting. I have had my share of problems with my linode, but if you go into the IRC channel you can talk to the owner/operator, Caker, he'll help you. The message forums also work out pretty well if you have any concerns. From what I've seen in the forums, Caker is pretty good about refunds and going beyond his TOS, but of course, he could always take your money and run according to #5. Not to mention that there are no backups or guaranteed uptime for linodes, but right now I have a pretty good uptime: linode192 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ballew]$ uname -a Linux lx 2.4.26-linode26-1um #1 Tue Apr 20 20:15:47 EDT 2004 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] ballew]$ uptime 17:08:26 up 113 days, 2:30, 8 users, load average: 0.08, 0.27, 0.25 linode64 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ballew]$ uname -a Linux pi.cx 2.4.26-linode30-1um #1 Thu Jun 24 05:06:58 EDT 2004 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] ballew]$ uptime 20:08:57 up 52 days, 5:11, 3 users, load average: 0.07, 0.02, 0.00 You could also look at the more expensive JohnCompanies, which I have only heard good things about. A Co-op would be interesting, but I simply don't have enough time or money to contribute. If something does blossom out of it, I may be interested later. Mark -- Mark C. Ballew Reno, Nevada [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://markballew.com PGP: 0xB2A33008 AIM: pdx110
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