[SlugBug] BSD and hosting

[Jonathan]

Neil R Porter wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> Firstly, "I know nurrthing" about BSD, but I'm always willing to learn,
> so perhaps now I will use a spare box to put FBSD or something on so I
> can have a play.  Jonathan, get ready for all the questions that are
> bound to ensue! :)

I look forward to it :)

> Re: hosting.  This could turn into an argument over who's server has the
> biggest package (ahem ;).  However, I will throw in my honest two
> penneth and say that I actually do hosting for a living (and I know I'm
> not the only one on here!)

You do? What company? Why did I not pester you for a job when I moved 
back up from London? :)

> and have several dedicated boxes with very
> big pipes in the back, lots of spare bandwidth/month, along with all the
> usual trappings (DNS, MySQL4, PHP, webmail, pop3, etc.) you would
> expect.  So, if push comes to shove, then I don't mind hosting the
> sylug/slugbug/blugun domain.  Also, I won't be in the slight bit
> bothered if people plum for someone else, I simply felt bad not
> offering, so now I have I will sleep easier :)

I only offered cos I've tried hosting on my DSL line and performance 
when I was syncing my source tress was shocking with the 256Kbit outgoing.

Maybe we could load balance over all the boxes that are offered up? :) 
I'd suggested a distributed file system, but BSD doesn't really have a 
working one, unlike you lucky penguin lovers ;)

- J