X.Org Foundation Board of Directors 2010 Election

Matthias Hopf mhopf at suse.de
Tue Feb 16 11:54:56 EST 2010


On Feb 16, 10 16:45:09 +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > On Feb 16, 10 07:26:35 -0800, Keith Packard wrote:
> > > Our outstanding obligations today are MIT hosting for this year ($3000)
> > > and travel expenses for FOSDEM 2010 ($660).
> > 
> > Not that it matters too much, but $3000 sounds pretty hefty for hosting.
> > OTOH I don't know hardware, bandwidth, or what is included (backup etc.).
> 
> Seems pretty extrodinary. Exactly what can't say bluehost provide at
> $3.95 a month that MIT can at $250/month ?

I very much doubt you get a full server for $4 a month. A virtual, yes,
but freedesktop.org is much to frequented for a virtual host.

But something like $100 / month sounds like a reasonable upper limit for
me, and you should actually get by for half of it.

Unless I completely miss something.

Matthias

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