Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 14:42:28 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>, freebsd-sf@arachna.com, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Anyone interested in doing this? Message-ID: <199808202042.OAA04613@lariat.lariat.org> In-Reply-To: <199808202037.NAA25872@time.cdrom.com>
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How about someone from Yahoo? --Brett At 01:37 PM 8/20/98 -0700, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > >They're looking specifically for people who've been there and done that >on the ``implementing mission critical services'' end and that does not, >interestingly enough, include myself. :-) > >Some admin at an ISP or large business site would really be a great >representative for us here since they'll be able to speak with some >actual authority on the topic of how FreeBSD is working in the field, >and with this particular crowd that's also pretty important. Any >takers? C'mon, this is BayLISA folks! :) > >From: david@dhw.vip.best.com (David Wolfskill) >Subject: BayLISA talk for 17 Sept.: UNIX on Intel >Summary: Anyone willing & qualified to be on a panel? >Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc >Date: 20 Aug 1998 04:15:18 GMT >Organization: David and Lynette's home in Redwood City, CA >Path: nntp2.ba.best.com!david >Lines: 62 >Distribution: ba >Message-ID: <6rg7sm$pb2$1@nntp2.ba.best.com> >References: <01bdcb61$e7333140$696e6bc0@pc5.broadcom.ie> >NNTP-Posting-Host: dhw.vip.best.com >X-Trace: 903586518 25954 (none) 206.86.0.12 >Xref: nntp2.ba.best.com comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:74021 > >BayLISA ([San Francisco] Bay Area Large Installation Systems >Administrators -- http://www.baylisa.org/) is planning on having a panel >discussion on the evening of 17 September regarding the care & feeding >of production/mission-critical UNIX boxen that happen to be using Intel >x86 architecture. > >As of the moment, we have no one lined up to represent FreeBSD. I >pointed out that given the aims of the various *BSD groups, it seemed >that neglecting FreeBSD would be a disservice. On the other hand, >anyone who's been around me for more than 5 minutes would probably agree >that I'm certainly not qualified to participate in such a fashion. > >Here's the "official" blurb (written by Strata, not me, which is why it >reads nicer than my stuff): > >------>%--------------------------------------------------- >"Unix on Intel: Implementing Reliable Production Systems" > >This panel discussion will focus on implementing Unix on Intel hardware >to create a reliable, high-performance Internet server. We will have >panelists for each of the following operating systems: Linux, NetBSD, >and Solaris_x86. > >Each panelist will present information specific to his or her OS of >choice. We have asked panelists to feature the following topics: > > * hardware configurations that you've found reliable (or not!) > * hidden "gotchas" in installing or configuring > * standard support features unique to the platform (special > facilities for common tasks) > * performance tuning for high-volume Internet server > * how to "clone" machines for a "server appliance farm" >The individual presentations will be followed by a general Q&A period. > >IMPORTANT NOTE: We assume that each person in the audience has already >made his or her OS choices. This is explicitly NOT a forum for >religious wars about OS choices! We'll have Nerf weaponry with which to >regulate excessive zeal amongst the panelists-- or of the audience! > >While the occasional cheap shot is often highly entertaining, we'd like >to ask the audience to respect the panelists' choices and the OS choices >of fellow audience members. Save your proselytizing for the Peppermill >run later. :-) >------%<--------------------------------------------------- > >If you want to volunteer for the panel, please let me know; return email >should be fine. (If you can persuade someone else to volunteer (who, >presumably, hasn't done so on his/her own), I'd appreciate hearing about >that -- preferably from the "volunteer," though...). > >And, of course, there is a possibility that the topic may be of interest >to folks who won't be on the panel, too.... :-} > >I look forward to hearing from folks.... > >Thanks, >david >-- >David H. Wolfskill david@dhw.vip.best.com >As a computing professional, I believe it would be unethical for me to >advise, recommend, or support the use (save possibly for personal >amusement) of any product that is or depends on any Microsoft product. > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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