[kDev] Server...

[Daniel Harris <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi John,

Good to hear from you...

On Monday, May 12, 2003, at 07:04  pm, John McHugh wrote:
> On a more practical note I do have rack space in both Telehouse and
> Telehouse Metro and  I would be happy to offer the space and bandwidth 
> to
> the project (as long as it didn't escalate too much) and could probably
> proffer a server depending on the spec. Our standard 1u rack models are
> supermicro's 2Gcpu, 1Gram, 2 x 40G drives and whatever flavour of OS 
> and an
> APC remote reboot through a web browser.
> Let me know

In short, YES! It all sounds great. In the past I've always held off 
taking up these offers of bandwidth and servers because I've never had 
a sysadmin. But I've changed a wee bit and understand that one needs to 
create an environment for one's desires to be realised. Hence, right 
now we don't have a sysadmin but I'm sure one will appear once we get 
this server. So, in short, yes and much thanks.

Your choice on location - we'll never need to physically access the 
box. Your standard 1u rack model sounds absolutely fine - though more 
disk space would be good - so we can store more media files for the 
Network Trial.

The box will be used for development work. Bandwidth will not become an 
issue. I'm always keen to demonstrate that Kendra Initiative is not a 
service provider and so streaming (other than for test work) should not 
happen from that box but rather from Network Trial Participant boxes.

OS? Linux? What are the options? Comments anyone?

This box would be owned by you and on loan to Kendra Foundation, yes?

Let me know if you need more info.

> I know this might be a bit cynical and maybe Daniel you've used a 
> definition
> that isn't that metaphorical, but working in the music business for 
> years
> it's normally much more like 33.3% the singer, 33.3% the drummer and 
> 33.3%
> the bass player until it's a hit and then it's 100% the singer and the
> others were hired help! But I know that's not the Kendra philosophy.

;-) The ability to modify these relationships is really important. 
These relationships are time based so "X was said then but Y is said 
now" should be recognised. So, changing the split is OK so long as all 
the parties that "authored" the first assigning-of-the-split agree with 
it. But if they can't agree we'll end up with multiple versions of the 
split each authored by a different member of the band. That's OK. If I 
have a wodge of royalty money to give to the band and I see there's 
differing opinions on the split then I could do one of the following: 
pay to my favourite band member, divide it up equally, get the fans to 
decide, or hold back the money until they agree on a formula. It's up 
to all parties to work it out.

It's Kendra's philosophy to enable people to do what they want to do - 
total freedom. If a person or persons doing "what they want to do" 
creates a less desired world then it's up to the rest of the people to 
explain/show/educate that these "doings" don't work to create the 
desired world.

Cheers Daniel