[geeks] And The Linux Weenies Wonder Why They Aren't Mainstream...`

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Dan Duncan <dand at pcisys.net>
>Date: Thu Mar 02 16:29:07 CST 2006
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: Re: [geeks] And The Linux Weenies Wonder Why They Aren't Mainstream...`

>On Thu, 2 Mar 2006, velociraptor wrote:
>> What would be an interesting non-profit foundation would be to build
>> a datacenter housing all the various architectures, with a good near-line
>> storage system, whereby OSS projects could schedule time on boxes
>> that they didn't normally have access to.
>[snip]
>> Heh.  Sounds like your typical rescuer's dream job.
>
>That's actually my plan if I ever hit the lottery.  I'm leaning more
>towards a missile silo than a warehouse.  I could make money on the side
>doing offsite recovery and storage.  How many competitors can offer
>nuke-rated shelters?

FYI: http://www.pdpplanet.com/

A diverse platform datacenter with free access... DEC-only though.

Lionel