Hey,
On 7 March 2013 10:17, Michael Clemens clemens@fsfe.org wrote:
Dear fellows,
I think it would be nice to have our own multi user unix system that provides shell accounts and maybe additional services to us. Every fellow could have his/her own shell account and access to the following programs:
Personally I do not see much value in this – most Fellows have the necessary clients installed anyway. Being behind a restrictive firewall might be concern for some (IRC), but git and our Jabber server can operate over HTTPS ports and e-mail ain't generally a concern. Providing compilers would be even more of a hassle: if lot of people decided to start using the server for compiling, we would need quite a server park.
- OpenVPN service, so fellows can encrypt their connection when they are on
the road
The most reasonable one. However, bandwidth could be a concern.
- web site hosting
- databases (MySQL, postgresql etc.)
- SSH tunneling
- File storage
If we want a service that would not have restrictive quotas, the costs are likely to be high.
- Besides me, I would need two other fellows with skills in Linux/Unix
administration (and maybe in IT security) who will take care of the system
Should you decide to proceed, I have nothing against GNU administration.
If this will be the case, I would suggest the following procedure:
- The FSFE would take over the server and its rent
Have you proposed this to Fellowship (Deputy) Coordinators or GA members?
Cheers,