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Couldn't we start a co-op where every member user/company/organization owned the servers? That way nobody is hosting on a third-party server where the federal g
by WayneDB 14y ago
Couldn't we start a co-op where every member user/company/organization owned the servers? That way nobody is hosting on a third-party server where the federal government feels that they have eminent domain?
- kordless 14y agoA hosted OpenStack controller node which controlled a bunch of servers sitting on people's refrigerators in their garage would do the trick. Would have to figure out routing.
- EwanToo 14y agoIt's an interesting concept, but I'm not sure the financials would add up to just renting you're own 1u collocation space with bandwidth. It's an extremely cheap setup if you don't need to worry about downtime in the event of hardware failure
- TheCowboy 14y agoThere's also Project Byzantium which was started by the hacker space in DC: http://project-byzantium.org/ http://project-byzantium.org/ They were asked to assist with Hurricane Sandy relief efforts as well, and the project seemed to be successful.
- snowwrestler 14y agoWhether the servers are owned by a co-op or a big company, if the U.S. federal government comes calling, you will have to answer if you or your servers are in the U.S. That is just the nature of a government.