Date:  Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:58:40 -0500
From:  madodel <madodel at ptdprolog.net>
Subject:  [VOICENWS] Net: netlabs.org needs a new webserver!

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From: Adrian Gschwend <ktkDESPAM at DESPAMnetlabs.org>


Dear community,

After around 6 years the current webserver of netlabs.org needs to get 
replaced. We prepared the switch to a new content management system this 
year and it was obvious that the performance provided by the server is no 
longer sufficient.

A lot of things are happening on netlabs.org right now, projects like 
Voyager and the switch to Subversion and TRAC generate much more hits on 
the webpage, developers already run into performance problems for some of 
the services we provide.

So it is time to switch, we need 2000 Euro to buy recent hardware (dualcore 
system, with enough RAM) and we need it now :) Our goal is to finish the 
migration till end of 2006.

To get there we need your financial support! We are very grateful for all 
the sponsoring we get during the time of netlabs.org but we now need some 
additional money for the hardware. For sure we will provide something for 
your money:

New website, including:
  - an easy to use interface for project administrators
  - up to date look and feel with XHTML & CSS
  - a new logo for netlabs.org
  - more content, like
   * integration of TRAC RSS feeds: see what is going on in the project
   * integration of mailinglist-postings
  - a server that will (hopefully) survive high load. The current webserver 
does not survive when we get some media attention, as it happened already 
with The Voyager Project.

In mid-term we will also provide:
  - an easy way to register as contributor at netlabs.org
  - single sign-on for the wiki, edm2.com, TRAC, Subversion & project 
administration
  - automated news-system for announcing project updates

We know that the current pages are not really fun anymore, lots of 
informations are missing and it is hard to find some projects. So the new 
server will be a big step ahead for the upcoming projects!

You can contribute at Mensys, they provide a special item for our hardware:

http://shop.mensys.nl/cgi-bin/db2www/mns_art2.d2w/report?catname=NetlabsServer&username=&i1=&o=&x=21:09:00&Search=NETLABS&C=

100% of the money will be sent to netlabs.org, there is no VAT on this item 
(even if the website states that). We also accept cheques, in worst case 
also Paypal. Please contact ktk[at]netlabs.org if you would like to 
contribute in that form!

For sure we will inform on a regular base about the status!

Links:

Homepage: www.netlabs.org
The Voyager Project: voyager.netlabs.org
TRAC & SVN: svn.netlabs.org

Thanks a lot

Adrian Gschwend
netlabs.org



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