<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><br>----- Original Message -----<br>From: "Crawford Rainwater" <crawford.rainwater@linux-etc.com><br>To: clue-admin@cluedenver.org<br>Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 12:19:41 PM<br>Subject: Re: [clue-admin] VPS Renewal<br><br>----- "David L. Anselmi" <anselmi@anselmi.us> wrote: -----<br>> David L. Willson wrote:<br>> > Bring on the flurry of noise and outrage! Bring on the questions!<br>> > Bring on the huffing and<br>> > curmudgeonliness, the inertia, and techno-troglo-snobbery! Bring on<br>> > the nothing, the lack of<br>> > change, and stagnation!<br>> <br>> First: shut up, troll. :-P<br>> <br><br>I second that. If I wanted to start fires and debates, I would do that on CLUE-Talk to be honest. Back to the topic at hand.<br><br>> > I vote we do something different this year. And I don't even care<br>> > what, just so there's a little<br>> > smoke or fire somewhere... Shoot, we're a technical club, for crying<br>> > out loud, we're supposed to<br>> > be early adopters!<br>> <br>> But seriously. Could we use cloud computing for our web site? I've<br>> been asked about a cloud<br>> computing installfest, which I know nothing about. But if we could<br>> move our site to "the cloud" I'd<br>> have a reason to learn.<br>> <br><br>A VPS (virtual private server) is similar to "cloud computing". The difference is a private container that can meet those various compliancy deals versus most "clouds" that are not VPS orient cannot.<br><br>HTH.<br><br>--- Crawford<br><br>The Linux ETC Company<br>10121 Yates Court<br>Westminster, CO 80031 USA<br>voice: +1.303.604.2550<br>web: http://www.linux-etc.com<br>_______________________________________________<br><br>Would there be any advantage for us to go to a cloud? Other than learning how to do a cloud. I'm doubtful, but I don't know anything about them either.<br></div></body></html>