[blag-whereto] Blog / log summary

[Jason Pappin]

How do we stand with regards to hosting BLAG and all the repos?

I am fine hosting the site with the direct download as long as you want. 
I will keep the forums updated and spam free also.

Would anyone like to maintain the site itself? If so let me know and I 
will send out the FTP details.

I also am fine managing all of the DNS and @blagblagblag.org email 
address if you want. Currently none of the @blag email addresses are 
routing.

What sort of server specs we will need to host the BLAG repos? We could 
get a cheap box from the planet for perhaps $50 per month but you get 
exactly what you pay for.

I have read before someone downloads the entire repo daily and while 
that is fine, 50GB x 30 does push the monthly bandwidth up a fair bit. 
Does this person who downloads the entire repo also host it publicly? If 
so that is useful.

Jeff leaving is a big blow but not a fatal blow and I applaud the 
efforts of the BLAG community to keep BLAG alive. Well done everyone.

renilgh at riseup.net wrote:
> I put this text on https://wiki.blagblagblag.org/Blog/20081213 :
> 
> Following last thursday's meeting's log I made up this as a draft of a
> plan:
> 
> The idea of switching to CentOS due to slower release cicles seemes to
> be dismissed or at least has turned out to be something we still can
> consider in the far future when there actually i a new CentOS release.
> Anyway our demand seems to be *more* bleeding edge and not less.
> 
> Furthermore I assume (or put up for discussion) our aim is FC11 / BLAG
> 110k!
> 
> Until then 90k1 Should be good enough and be our stable.
> It seems to be very advisable to produce updates for 90k1 in order to:
> - practice packaging
> - learn about repos
> - enhance security
> - show that BLAG is still alive
> 
> r7 has a list of stuff to go in the repo. To reach any target, updates
> for 90k1 being a waypoint (maybe a travelling milestone) on the way to
> 110k, we can put our highest priority objective for the moment into
> words:
> 
> GET OUR REPOSITORY TO PULL STUFF FROM OTHER REPOS PROPERLY
> 
> Our repo? Since we have defined our objective, here come the
> essentials we need to get there:
> 
> A repo needs a serving operating as work box to develop on.
> Precondition to set up such is to know what will be demanded from it.
> Jayeola: What can and what can't be done with the kimsufi box? Is it
> possible to point yum/apt to it as it has been pointing to jebba's box?
> 
> Apart from this information we are in need of a more accessible flow of
> information through all the different platforms and may be in need of
> some funds for the server. Please everybody raise whatever you can.
> 
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