Skunkworks Server Contributions @ 156K so far - Due by Feb 5, 2010.
Dear All, Unless the current Skunkworks Server retires before then, can we submit our contributions by Feb 5, 2010? Which components do we buy from Alvin, AKI (chekelea.com) or Cybertron Technologies? www.chekelea.com has quoted KES 186, 690.00 for a HP Rack Proliant DL 380. HP Rack ProLiant DL380 G6 Intel Xeon L5520 Quad Core 2.26 GHz, 8 MB L3 Cache, 1066-MHz FSB, 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 Unbuffered (UDIMM) Memory, NO HDD, P410i/ZM Controller, No Mouse, Keyboard, Rack (2U) Some components are not included e.g. HDD's. ONE (300GB SAS, 10K, SFF, ENT) HDD will cost at least 40K. Looks like the Server Investment will be about 260K - if we buy only ONE (non SATA) HDD & a reasonable UPS. If we buy 2 non SAS 300GB HDD's it will be 300K ... So maybe SATA HDD's will do. Alternatively, we can go Dell PowerEdge 1425 quoted at 100K by Cybertron Technologies with a SATA hard drive .. Specs are listed on the quotations spreadsheet link on the contribution spreadsheet. It is within the finances we have raised now so ... Can Server Geeks start a discussion on HP vs Dell Servers in Kenya? Service, support etc ... ? Where will the Server be located and can those who have an idea of costing figures (economics) for hosting services educate us on the same. Yes it is competition for some of us but .... Those who have contributed for the Skunkworks Server should be allowed to vote (with the list founders and geeks who have been running the server / service without demanding anything over the years) on the issues required to get this society / association registered ASAP. My suggestion is 1 Vote per Contributor. So those who have contributed 500 bob will have the same voting power as those who have contributed 10K. Hosting privileges (e.g. service & product advertisements) on the Server should however be commensurate to (time, skill and financial) contributions to give this Service more long term commercial viability, survivability and growth. Would the (first) Skunkworks breakfast not be a good forum to go through this deal?
Hi @Martin, entire chekelea prices and stock are due for complete updates by 15th to 25th of this month ( Jan 2010 ) as December was a tricky month on stocks and availability. I'd second the purchase from Alvin or Cybertron or any party who may not later become a conflict of interest issue to the list. ( Imagine buying a server from Alvin and telling him not to spam us later with offers... lol! just kidding Alvin. ) I'll leaving shortly for a 7-8 week trip but will ensure that my contribution is done while am away. :-) Rgds.
LOL ...Aki.....Safe Journey !!! On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 3:14 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Hi @Martin, entire chekelea prices and stock are due for complete updates by 15th to 25th of this month ( Jan 2010 ) as December was a tricky month on stocks and availability. I'd second the purchase from Alvin or Cybertron or any party who may not later become a conflict of interest issue to the list. ( Imagine buying a server from Alvin and telling him not to spam us later with offers... lol! just kidding Alvin. ) I'll leaving shortly for a 7-8 week trip but will ensure that my contribution is done while am away. :-)
Rgds. _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1f... ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
Hi Murigi, Hope you are well. Where and how are the contributions landing? Who is treasurer? On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Alvin Jason Ochieng <ajochola@gmail.com>wrote:
LOL ...Aki.....Safe Journey !!!
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 3:14 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Hi @Martin, entire chekelea prices and stock are due for complete updates by 15th to 25th of this month ( Jan 2010 ) as December was a tricky month on stocks and availability. I'd second the purchase from Alvin or Cybertron or any party who may not later become a conflict of interest issue to the list. ( Imagine buying a server from Alvin and telling him not to spam us later with offers... lol! just kidding Alvin. ) I'll leaving shortly for a 7-8 week trip but will ensure that my contribution is done while am away. :-)
Rgds. _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1f...
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_______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1f... ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
Where do we send the contributions? M-Pesa, Zap or direct bank account number(s). Do inform us ASAP before rains wash the cash away (smile)! Asante sana. On 04/01/2010, Stan Ngure <stanngure@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Murigi,
Hope you are well.
Where and how are the contributions landing? Who is treasurer?
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Alvin Jason Ochieng <ajochola@gmail.com>wrote:
LOL ...Aki.....Safe Journey !!!
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 3:14 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Hi @Martin, entire chekelea prices and stock are due for complete updates by 15th to 25th of this month ( Jan 2010 ) as December was a tricky month on stocks and availability. I'd second the purchase from Alvin or Cybertron or any party who may not later become a conflict of interest issue to the list. ( Imagine buying a server from Alvin and telling him not to spam us later with offers... lol! just kidding Alvin. ) I'll leaving shortly for a 7-8 week trip but will ensure that my contribution is done while am away. :-)
Rgds. _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1f...
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_______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1f... ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
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@aki..(with light touch)since you exist most on the cyberspace,your physical absence might not be felt. i propose we send cash to whoever maintains the current server,if he is cool with it. On 04/01/2010, Solomon Mburu Kamau <solo.mburu@gmail.com> wrote:
Where do we send the contributions? M-Pesa, Zap or direct bank account number(s). Do inform us ASAP before rains wash the cash away (smile)! Asante sana.
On 04/01/2010, Stan Ngure <stanngure@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Murigi,
Hope you are well.
Where and how are the contributions landing? Who is treasurer?
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Alvin Jason Ochieng <ajochola@gmail.com>wrote:
LOL ...Aki.....Safe Journey !!!
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 3:14 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Hi @Martin, entire chekelea prices and stock are due for complete updates by 15th to 25th of this month ( Jan 2010 ) as December was a tricky month on stocks and availability. I'd second the purchase from Alvin or Cybertron or any party who may not later become a conflict of interest issue to the list. ( Imagine buying a server from Alvin and telling him not to spam us later with offers... lol! just kidding Alvin. ) I'll leaving shortly for a 7-8 week trip but will ensure that my contribution is done while am away. :-)
Rgds. _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1f...
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_______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1f... ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
-- Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau P.O. Box 19343 - 00202 Nairobi Cell: (+254-0) 735 431041
Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill!
AND
It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous generosity!
http://dawn-in-kenya.blogspot.com http://smiley2.wordpress.com http://mburu.sikika.co.ke _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1f... ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
On another note, we may be willing to host the new server... On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Jared Koyier <jaredkoyier@gmail.com> wrote:
@aki..(with light touch)since you exist most on the cyberspace,your physical absence might not be felt.
i propose we send cash to whoever maintains the current server,if he is cool with it.
On 04/01/2010, Solomon Mburu Kamau <solo.mburu@gmail.com> wrote:
Where do we send the contributions? M-Pesa, Zap or direct bank account number(s). Do inform us ASAP before rains wash the cash away (smile)! Asante sana.
On 04/01/2010, Stan Ngure <stanngure@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Murigi,
Hope you are well.
Where and how are the contributions landing? Who is treasurer?
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 3:21 PM, Alvin Jason Ochieng <ajochola@gmail.com>wrote:
LOL ...Aki.....Safe Journey !!!
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 3:14 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Hi @Martin, entire chekelea prices and stock are due for complete updates by 15th to 25th of this month ( Jan 2010 ) as December was a tricky month on stocks and availability. I'd second the purchase from Alvin or Cybertron or any party who may not later become a conflict of interest issue to the list. ( Imagine buying a server from Alvin and telling him not to spam us later with offers... lol! just kidding Alvin. ) I'll leaving shortly for a 7-8 week trip but will ensure that my contribution is done while am away. :-)
Rgds. _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1f...
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_______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1f...
------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
-- Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau P.O. Box 19343 - 00202 Nairobi Cell: (+254-0) 735 431041
Man is a gregarious animal and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way to the side of a hill!
AND
It is better to die in dignity than in the ignomity of ambiguous generosity!
http://dawn-in-kenya.blogspot.com http://smiley2.wordpress.com http://mburu.sikika.co.ke _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1f...
------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
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On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 3:25 PM, Stan Ngure <stanngure@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Murigi,
Hope you are well.
Where and how are the contributions landing? Who is treasurer?
Am taking my contribution to Phares (@ Westcon) in the next week or two. He seems well connected to the geeks keeping the current server alive. Ashok suggested that we should have a finance committee. This is actually a no brainer. Once money gets involved we MUST develop some (legal) structure. Back to registering the Skunkworks Society / Association ... This is not an option if we are going to have a bank account to deposit our (future) contributions / GOLD membership fee payments ... For the development of a Kenyan Tech Society ......
@Aki Make sure you let us know who we can contact "for an intelligent reply" while you're away ;-) 2010/1/4 Murigi Muraya <mmskunkworks@gmail.com>
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 3:25 PM, Stan Ngure <stanngure@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Murigi,
Hope you are well.
Where and how are the contributions landing? Who is treasurer?
Am taking my contribution to Phares (@ Westcon) in the next week or two. He seems well connected to the geeks keeping the current server alive.
Ashok suggested that we should have a finance committee. This is actually a no brainer. Once money gets involved we MUST develop some (legal) structure. Back to registering the Skunkworks Society / Association ... This is not an option if we are going to have a bank account to deposit our (future) contributions / GOLD membership fee payments ... For the development of a Kenyan Tech Society ......
_______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks ------------ Skunkworks Server donations spreadsheet
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AopdHkqSqKL-dHlQVTMxU1VBdU1BSWJxdy1f... ------------ Skunkworks Rules http://my.co.ke/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=94 ------------ Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general
-- שִׁמְעוֹן
On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 6:34 PM, Simon Mbuthia <simon.mbuthia@gmail.com>wrote:
@Aki Make sure you let us know who we can contact "for an intelligent reply" while you're away ;-)
Hehehe... :-)))
-- "If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses." - Henry Ford
I know its none of my business, but I can't resist asking you; where is it that you are heading to? Down south maybe? I heard it takes several weeks to get there by road :-) And, as you travel; why not have a unique signature on your emails, each with the current geographical location where you are at at that moment :-) On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 3:14 PM, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
Hi @Martin, entire chekelea prices and stock are due for complete updates by 15th to 25th of this month ( Jan 2010 ) as December was a tricky month on stocks and availability. I'd second the purchase from Alvin or Cybertron or any party who may not later become a conflict of interest issue to the list. ( Imagine buying a server from Alvin and telling him not to spam us later with offers... lol! just kidding Alvin. ) I'll leaving shortly for a 7-8 week trip but will ensure that my contribution is done while am away. :-)
Rgds.
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participants (9)
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aki -
Alvin Jason Ochieng -
Jared Koyier -
Murigi Muraya -
Peter Karunyu -
Phares Kariuki -
Simon Mbuthia -
Solomon Mburu Kamau -
Stan Ngure