[Xen-users] REPOSITORY, SERVER, and VIRTUAL OWNERSHIP

[Ted Hilts <thilts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Regarding my satellite connection.  I have offered a repository and 
server (operating out of my LAN) to serve Dom 0 and Dom U build 
contributions -- if maintained by the contributor(s). My satellite ISP 
indicated that there are bandwidth limitations and if you people get 
involved and we find they are inadequate I will try to find money to 
extend that bandwidth. This server will guarantee that the latest stable 
packages are available on an on-going basis. I indicated that Xen 
developers would have authority to determine and influence other issues 
such as the placement of test and unstable builds on the server as it 
suited their purposes.  In other words, if desirable, part of the server 
operation could be dedicated to Xen development issues that require a 
server. All these considerations impact the choice of the server and 
necessitate set up by a knowledgeable web master. But for the general 
public I indicated that only stable build contributions would be served. 
Every build contribution to the repository would have an associated web 
page maintained by the remote web master.  I generated quite a bit of 
email on this subject -- I don't know if you followed the thread as it 
got confused with another.  Anyway, this server would operate under Xen 
development  authority and would have a remote web master and 
administrator far more qualified than myself  (hopefully approved by the 
development team) -- I have requested a volunteer(s) to work remotely in 
this capacity (with me) and define and implement web server operation 
details.  I also offered to the contributors (including developers) 
remote access to the LAN (if they found it advantageous) so these 
packages could be exercised without downloading them (saving internet 
bandwidth). I offered gobs of hard drive and this is probably where the 
administrator would choose to implement LVM. I would simply be a 
provider and responsible for maintaining the physical resources 
involved.   I do not want to represent myself as something I am not and 
feel that this service could be extremely beneficial to everyone 
involved.  See the email threads.
Regardless, I will be setting up such a server. But I am giving you guys 
first crack at usage (part or full) of this server. If you guys are 
involved it would be a much more professional server set up than what I 
would do for myself.  I thought you guys could do a much more 
professional job and so my email deliberations for such a hosting 
situation have been put forth as a "proposal", the character of which 
require that your development group has to agree to be involved  at the 
very minimum as a regulatory body.  I am perfectly willing to see this 
set up so you people have as much control over this repository as you 
feel you want.  You would be calling the shots, not me. This way you 
don't find yourselves subjected to someone else's whims and authority 
and your authority is not split off into other directions. You are even 
welcome to assume the role as prime remote web master over the parts of 
my lan you may find useful and request additional resources.  All this 
comes FREE with no legal obligations in any form on your part so as not 
to compromise your project and other associations in any way. This 
should be considered by you as an opportunity  which you may or may not 
want to accept for your own reasons.  Anyway, you have whatever time you 
need to deliberate this issue and state your terms -- if any. I fully 
understand if you feel you have to reject this proposal.  I just want to 
ensure you have first crack at this.  

No hard feelings either way regarding any of your decisions.  I am just 
trying to be helpful in the ways that I feel I can be helpful and learn 
at the same time. Not every idea is in the right place at the right time 
and so that is your decision and not mine.  If you accept the 
opportunity development will have "VIRTUAL" ownership.  I did not send 
any email to [Xen-devel], you can do that if you see fit.
Thanks -- Ted


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