Re: LUG: Server, funds, purpose - Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:11:20 -0500

Subject : Re: LUG: Server, funds, purpose

From : Jack Neely <jjneely@ncsu.[redacted]>

Date : Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:11:20 -0500

> 3. This doesn't concern me at all since I don't develop Realm Linux. Does
> anyone run Realm Linux? Would this be a good return on investment, to spend
> a thousand or two on developing this? (this is an honest question, not
> sarcastic; I honestly don't know the popularity level of Realm Linux or
> really anything about it, other than it's a special NCSU flavor of Linux)

*I* don't have a budget for developing Realm Linux. Yet, no one has
asked for a VM or two for RL dev work and I can most likely make that
happen free of charge.

Otherwise, I'd be glad to take the cash and get some better test
equipment. :-D

> 5. A git or svn repository /may/ be a legitimate concern... If we, the LUG
> collective, were developing things to put on those repositories. Are we
> talking about repositories to be used for each of our personal things, or a
> LUG project? If the latter, I'm all for it. But I'm paying for my own
> private SVN hosting to store my own code and I don't think this is a good
> way to spend money on a computer. Besides, shouldn't we be supporting open
> source? If it's shared among LUG past, present and future members, it may as
> well be out in the open on Github or Google Code, right?

SVN and HG repositories for open source projects are provided as well.

http://www.linux.ncsu.edu/osi/

If you guys are really nice, we can setup some Git repos on
git.linux.ncsu.edu.

Jack

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Jack Neely <jjneely@ncsu.[redacted]>
Linux Czar, OIT Campus Linux Services
Office of Information Technology, NC State University
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