OSM's future. Was: Re: [Openstreetmap] OSM Performance is terrible

[SteveC]

* @ 02/02/06 12:24:24 PM crschmidt at crschmidt.net wrote:
> 50GB a month is very little in the US: That type of bandwidth can be

/me nods

but multiply that per machine and the stats graphs.

> bought for cheap. I'm currently paying $100/month for a dedicated server
> with 1000GB/month bandwidth, just for comparison, and that's with a dedicated
> server inluded, so presumably at least as good for colo.

I'd thought about that, but figured donated equipment at a university
was going to be easier.

> In my experience, bandwidth in Europe and the UK seems to be more
> expensive. I know that OSM is a mostly UK project, but maybe a US based
> host could provide more bang for the buck, even with slightly higher
> ping times or whatever. I'm not sure that bandwidth is the issue here,
> of course, but if "50GB" is a lot in the current setup, I think the
> current setup might not be optimal.

That 50Gb is all (well, a lot) on the fly generated images, not static
content. Hence the load doesn't look like a static machine.

> Is there any way to get OSM set up as a non-profit organization for tax
> purposes? I'd be happy to donate some money in the near future towards a
> new equipment drive, but would like it even more if I could write it
> down as a tax deduction.

I'm working on it :-)

have fun,

SteveC steve at asklater.com http://www.asklater.com/steve/