[nylug-talk] Age old question, an acceptable Linux web hosting service (resolved for me.)

[forest mars]

On 5/15/07, Ron Guerin <ron at vnetworx.net> wrote:
>
> anyone reputable in there is either so attached to the
> second-level domain name that they've blinded themselves to the company
> they're keeping, or are too green to know where they landed.[*]


Actually, one of the smartest engineers I know has a dot-biz for his primary
domain. Apparently doesn't feel it has much of an effect on his actual work
one way or another, and seems to have little use for *perceptions* in that
regard.

As many on here will tell you, you get what you pay for.  I don't think
> paying more than $50 a month is outrageous without knowing what you're
> getting for more than $50 a month.


You can pay more than that for a teeny co-lo, and you still have to bring
everything else yourself.


> > 3) Where I can I will support business that:
> >      a) Do not outsource overseas.
>
> There are several people on this list who dabble in various parts of the
> public hosting business.


*waves hand*

 It's always good to keep business in the
> family.  I know at least one of them is racking a few of our local user
> group's servers gratis.


props!


> >      b) Preferably do not host a ms at all.


The thing is, there're [sic] still reasons why ppl are using  m$, even in
hosting environments <ducks> and that's what you have to get at, not so much
trying to convince the already mostly convinced that what's called for is a
total boycott or really, breaking off diplomatic relations...

-4est

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