[Toolserver-l] Toolserver paid accounts

[Eusebius]

OK ok, Your message got you 100% of my available brain time for about 
two minutes, but it is only because I haven't had my coffee yet!
Eusebius

River Tarnell a écrit :
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> hi,
>
> as you are no doubt aware, the Toolserver is perennially short of money, and
> often cannot afford to buy hardware/software which would greatly improve the
> reliability of the service.  after much internal discussion, we have decided
> upon a solution to this problem, which we will be trialling shortly: paid
> accounts.
>
> this works as follows:  basic Toolserver accounts remain free.  however, the
> functionality of these accounts will be limited; free users cannot use more
> than 64MB RAM, or 256MB of disk space, and cannot use more than 1 CPU-hour of
> CPU time per day.  (this means CPU use is limited to, for example, 1 process
> using 100% of a single CPU for 1 hour, per day.)  we will allow disallow some
> additional features for free accounts: cron; screen; email forwarding;
> phpMyAdmin and Subversion hosting.  web hosting will still be available.
>
> because one of the main uses of the Toolserver is the replicated Wikimedia
> databases, we will be allowing this even to free users.  however, each account
> will be limited to 25 queries per day.  this should be fine for occasional
> queries.
>
> for users who need more than these basic resources, it will be possible to
> purchase additional resources.  instead of having a single "paid account"
> price, we decided to allow the purchase of individual resources.  this means
> you can pay for only what you need.  the initial pricing structure (which is
> subject to change) is:
>
> * phpMyAdmin: EUR1/month
> * cron: EUR5/month
> * screen: EUR5/month
> * unlimited SQL queries on *one* cluster: EUR2.50/month
> * 'upgrade package' (includes phpMyAdmin, cron, screen and unlimited queries
>   for all clusters): EUR15/month
>
> * additional 64MB of RAM: EUR5/month
> * additional 256MB of disk space: EUR5/month
> * one Subversion repository: EUR2.50/month
> * 'upgrade plus' package (includes upgrade package, plus the above): EUR25/month
>
> other features:
> * premium support: EUR5/month (gives priority to your ts-admins@ requests), as
>   well as telephone support (subject to fair usage limits)
> * one stable server project: EUR5/month
> * dedicated virtual machine (Solaris zone), including root access: EUR10/month.
>
> for users who need to buy more upgrades, for example a large amount of disk
> space, bulk purchase discounts will be available; please contact ts-admins@ for
> details on this.
>
> we will wait a few weeks before implementing this change, to give users a
> chance to decide what resources they need.  you can purchase your paid account
> in advance, and it won't take effect until we make the change.  please mail
> ts-admins@ for instructions on how to pay.
>
> we hope this change will improve the Toolserver experience for all users, and
> provide the much-needed funding we need to continue growing.  if you have any
> comments or suggestions about this proposal, please discuss them on the list.
>
> thanks for understanding,
> 	- river.
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