From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 24 17:43:02 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 73C48C2B for ; Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:43:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from tds-solutions.net (tds-solutions.net [192.99.32.153]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 33D99257B for ; Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:43:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from tds-solutions.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tds-solutions.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A648FF30B for ; Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:42:49 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at tds-solutions.net Received: from tds-solutions.net ([127.0.0.1]) by tds-solutions.net (tds-solutions.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 9iz7aMbzWmvj for ; Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:42:49 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.1.35] (24-177-51-95.dhcp.oxfr.ma.charter.com [24.177.51.95]) (Authenticated sender: sorressean) by tds-solutions.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D7A52FEE09 for ; Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:42:48 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <53A9B8A0.7030801@tysdomain.com> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:42:56 -0400 From: "Littlefield, Tyler" Reply-To: tyler@tysdomain.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: server funding References: <53A994C7.7080308@tysdomain.com> <53A9B684.4050703@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <53A9B684.4050703@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:43:02 -0000 On 6/24/2014 1:33 PM, Jungle Boogie wrote: > Dear Tyler, > -------------------------------------------- > From: Littlefield, Tyler > Sent: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 11:09:59 -0400 > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: server funding >> Hello all: >> I recently ran across devio.us as a shell provider from BSDNow and had a >> thought along those same lines. >> I am a fan of MUDs and they're dying out. I'd like to provide a community >> where people can work and develop their own MUDs. I'm looking for a company or >> someone that wouldn't mind dedicating a couple cheap servers to this; I'd like >> to run FreeBSD on one and Linux on the other to give them a choice in what >> they run; if I can not get two (since that's a bit above what I'm expecting), >> I'll just go with FreeBSD. >> My thought is this: free service while you're building your mud, then you pay >> $5 minimum (we could have plans, or may maybe even just small upgrades (extra >> ram, hd space). for email, web and the mud to run when you actually start >> hosting it and getting players. That money would go directly back into paying >> for the servers; any extra (if there is extra) I'd like to donate to Guide >> dogs for the blind. > While you cause is noble, it may be hard to find people who are willing to > donate hardware to you and for you to find people willing to pay you money to > run a shell account. As mentioned a few times during the episode, shell > providers don't make much money anymore. Most people who are savvy enough to > run freeBSD probably will do so on a VPS for cheap where they can have root > access or on their own hardware. > I understand a shell account is probably not going to raise money. People are always looking for hosting, however for a mud. This provides them a platform to get going, start to learn and eventually host it. >> Hopefully this doesn't sound to odd. As I said, I'm setting out to do this to >> support people in their learning and not to make any money off of it. Guide >> Dogs for the Blind is where I received my first guide from; I'd like to give >> back with a project like this, even if it is an extra of $5 a month. >> >> to this end, I am looking for: >> 1) A grant, fund or similar that would allow me to purchase 1 (possibly 2) >> servers that could be used for this task. They don't have to be incredibly >> high end servers, but I do foresee a lot of compilation happening, so >> something with the processing power to sustain that would be great. >> 2) A company or individual who has something extra they wouldn't mind putting >> up for the cause; I would greatly appreciate that as well. > Where would you put the servers and how would they get internet access? Or do > you mean you want someone to donate 2 servers, some power, and some internet? > One server would be plenty, but yes. Someone who has a spare rack server available could probably do something like this and just donate colo+hardware. Thanks all for the time, > Best of luck! > > -- Take care, Ty http://tds-solutions.net He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; he that dares not reason is a slave.