Once it has been formed, the Unofficial Guild of Writers (UGoW) will be looking for a home. Several people have already commented on what they'd like to see at a home site for the UGoW - see the Sources listed in the next post.
Below are questions that will help us define the requirements for a server that will host the UGoW. Please select your answers by responding to this post, and I'll put your name next to the answers you selected.
Eventually, when we call for nominations for a home site, we'll ask the nominees to list their server's specifications, and we can compare how well the nominated server matches our requirements.
1. What services should the Unofficial Guild of Writers server provide? Choose one or more of the following services:
a. Forums: for discussion of UGoW topics and announcements (examples: phpBB, Invision, vBulletin)
{TomahnaGuy, Whilyam, metaigahn, MercAngel, Herohtar, mar}
(100%, 6/6)
b. Wiki: for collaboratively-built informational web pages (examples: MediaWiki, TWiki)
{TomahnaGuy, Whilyam, metaigahn, MercAngel, Herohtar, mar} (100%, 6/6)
c. Version Control: for maintaining a history of files in development (examples: Subversion, CVS)
{TomahnaGuy, Whilyam, metaigahn, MercAngel, Herohtar, mar} (100%, 6/6)
d. File Sharing: for uploading/downloading art resources, tool distributions, or other documents that do not require a developmental history (examples: ftp, SharePoint)
{TomahnaGuy, Whilyam, metaigahn, MercAngel, Herohtar, mar} (100%, 6/6)
e. Issue Tracking: for tracking any age-related problems or suggested improvements (e.g. Trac, Bugzilla)
{TomahnaGuy, Whilyam, metaigahn, MercAngel, Herohtar, mar} (100%, 6/6)
f. Other: please specify what service(s) you would like to see.
2. What is the minimum amount of disk space that the server should make available for UGoW purposes? Note: selections are based on typical web hosting packages
a. 125 GB or less
{MercAngel} (16%, 1/6)
b. 250 GB or less
{TomahnaGuy, Whilyam, metaigahn, Herohtar, mar} (83%, 5/6)
c. More than 250 GB
d. Doesn't matter to me
3. What is the minimum monthly data transfer rate that the UGoW server should support? Note: selections are based on typical web hosting packages
a. Up to 200 GB/month
b. Up to 1000 GB/month
{TomahnaGuy, Whilyam, metaigahn, Herohtar, mar} (83%, 5/6)
c. More than 1000 GB/month
d. Doesn't matter to me
{MercAngel} (16%, 1/6)
4. What is the minimum level of availability that the UGoW system administrator should have?
a. At least once a week
b. At least once a day
{Whilyam, metaigahn, MercAngel, Herohtar, mar} (83%, 5/6)
c. 24-hour availability
{TomahnaGuy} (16%, 1/6)
d. Doesn't matter to me
5. Does the UGoW home need to be on a dedicated server (i.e., all software running on it is solely for UGoW purposes and not for any other site)?
a. Yes
b. No
c. Doesn't matter to me
{TomahnaGuy, Whilyam, metaigahn, MercAngel, Herohtar, mar} (100%, 6/6)
6. What amount (if any) would you be willing to contribute per month to keep the UGoW site running?
a. None
{TomahnaGuy, Whilyam, metaigahn, MercAngel, Herohtar} (83%, 5/6)
b. US$1
{mar} (16%, 1/6)
c. Up to US$5
d. More than US$5 (please specify)
7. What is the minimum connection type required for the UGoW's server?
a. DSL
b. Cable
{MercAngel, Herohtar, mar} (50%, 3/6)
c. Fiber-optic
d. Doesn't matter to me
{metaigahn} (16%, 1/6)
Alphabetical list of Participants (6):
[spoiler]
Herohtar
mar
MercAngel
metaigahn
TomahnaGuy
Whilyam
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Last edited by Robert The Rebuilder on Sat Sep 22, 2007 1:13 am, edited 4 times in total.
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