Author: Murano Lima
Date: 15:55:40 08/24/04
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On August 24, 2004 at 16:46:15, Peter Skinner wrote: >On August 24, 2004 at 16:29:15, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On August 24, 2004 at 15:43:54, Steve B wrote: >> >>>hi all >>>several members have posted offers to explore maintaining the CCC on a >>>voluntary basis.. >>>in my opinion going down this avenue would be a mistake for us all >>>ICD is one of the finest, most professinal ,businesses i have ever dealt with >>>compare this to someone who might get tired or lose interest in maintaining the >>>site on a voluntary basis >>>here one day..gone the next..poof! >>>consider even now..Steve could have simply posted a message here that the site >>>is now closed and it was fun...cya >>>but he did not! >>>he gives us all a chance to fight for what interests us >>>i bet the folks over at ICD are the last to want to see this site go because >>>they love computer chess just as much as we do >>>you can bet your bottom dollar..if we pay for the site..ICD will move mountain >>>and earth to maintain a high quality club for us all >>> >>>Highest Regards to the fellow members >>>Steve >> >>I disagree. >> >>I see no reason to pay for the site if there are other people who agree to >>support the site on voluntary basis. >> >>In the worst case if this site is closed it may be still possible to find later >>people to support this site or equivalent site for money so I see no reason to >>hurry to pay money when it is not clear if it is necessary. >> >>Uri > >I have a server that is almost completely free of users. It is: > >Celeron 2.4Ghz >120 gig drive >1 gig ram >1.2tb bandwidth/month >Red Hat 9 installed >Apache 1.3.9 (more secure and less hassles than version 2) >PHP 5 installed > >It currently hosts the Crafty website, and one other site that will be done at >the end of the month. After that the Crafty site will be the only site on the >box. > >I recently helped mirror Rad Tweaker (tweaking utility for Radeon based video >cards), and the server was pummeled for days on end, yet it never once slowed >the Crafty site down. > >I would be more than willing to host this board, or something similiar. > >Peter Hi Peter, that sounds like excellent news, many thanks for the offer! (i am a absolute nobody here, but i enjoy reading here like many others do, and so i want to express my hope that your generous offer is accepted). Murano
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