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Note_1: Followups directed to comp.sys.next.misc, to keep
subsequent discussion in one place.  Sorry for the massive
cross-posting, wanted to reach the maximum readership.

Note_2: An earlier posting about this already appeared in
comp.sys.next.misc.  This is a restatement and expansion of
that.

Background: Several people have suggested solving the
archive server space crunch by asking users to kick in money
to purchase additional drives for sonata and orst.  I've
volunteered to collect pledges and to contact Purdue and
Oregon State to see what they think of the idea.  I'll do
that at the beginning of next week.  Five people pledged
money in the first hour, six counting me.  The amounts so
far are like $10-$20 for each server site.

Respondents so far think it's a cool idea and are making
other useful suggestions too.

I'll also be contacting vendors to see if they can make us a
special deal, if things develop to the point when it looks
like it might work.

I'm not collecting money (not yet, anyway), so don't send
any.  If you're interested in this, just send me email
(rather than posting, I might miss it) with the amount of
your pledge.  If you're a developer who has or intends to
have your software on these servers, please indicate your
product names as well.

Although this seems to be an idea whose time has come,
please be aware that the universities involved might not be
as enthusiastic about it as we are.  There are always
bureaucracies, policy implications, and hidden costs to be
involved in such enterprises, as well I know, having worked
at universities for 40 years.

But don't let those things stop you from offering.  One
thing: please don't make a pledge unless you mean it.  In
the interest of not getting myself overloaded, I will send
you a simple ACK to say I got your message.

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