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In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.general Todd Lehman wrote:
> > This place will be here for as long as the net is around and there are
> > LEGO enthusiasts on the net who want to talk about it, which could be
> > indefinitely but I figure at least must go until 2025.
>
> Sounds good. BUT... (Not to be morbid, but...) what if you and Suzanne
> are hit by a bus tomorrow? What will happen to Lugnet then?
That would be bad. People would have to get together and talk to Pair
Networks and explain to them what happened and ask for inside-access to
(comandeer, but in a nice way) the server to do the various admin stuff
and finish up everything that's not done.
> I ask not
> because it's any of my business or because I have a "right" to the fine
> services provided here, but because I think of the impact that premature
> demises have had (James Jessiman, Gary Louie to a lesser extent) on
> stuff, and I shudder.
I understand. I think it's a good and valid question.
> We recovered in both prior instances because there was a community. But
> Lugnet provides the community matrix. If the server stops running, what
> then?
Some sort of semi-distributed backup system would probably be the best thing.
One way to do this is to have a couple of independently owned caching NNRP
servers somewhere which contain complete copies of the news database, and
somewhere to have copies of things like the Pause/Lugnet sets DB and other
things. It could also be done by making periodic tarballs of major system
components and storing these in a permanent medium with one or two or more
trusted compatriots. Maybe burning them on CD-ROM or something.
The software that runs things below all the data is also something that's
currently proprietary but planned to be released as open-source software
someday when it stabilizes (maybe in the year 2000). That would help lessen
the potential for catastrophe.
> What IS your succession strategy? Does your will speak to it? Do you
> have apprentices?
Maybe a will would be a wise idea. Like you said, not to be morbid, but.
Say, would you be willing to take tarballs of a few things and burn them on
CD-ROM and hold onto them in case of something really bad?
--Todd
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