[OSM-talk] Donate today for OSM's £10,000 server fundraiser

[SteveC]

Please translate and pass on to the country-specific lists... ...and  
donate!


http://www.opengeodata.org/?p=384

http://donate.openstreetmap.org/

Today we’re kicking off a funding drive to raise £10,000 to buy new  
API database servers for the upcoming new API and server software  
which we call “0.6″ as it’s the 6th version. Specifically we’re  
after a 3U Rackmount server, 2x Quadcore, 24GB RAM, 10x SAS 15kRPM  
disks.

OpenStreetMaps exponential growth since day one has led to increasing  
demands on the hardware and software clockwork which make it tick day  
and night, and this funding drive will put us in a fantastic position  
to cross the next hurdles of mapping the planet. We have incredibly  
dedicated volunteer sysadmins and coders building OSM today, so let’s  
give them the best tools for the job to continue building the most  
detailed map of the planet.

So please consider heading over to donate.openstreetmap.org and chip  
in some cash for the cause. We’ll keep you up to date with the  
process of buying, setting up and installing the new hardware.

Donate today!




Best

Steve