[python-committers] [PSF-Board] I've got a surprise for you!

[Trent Nelson]

On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 10:13:56PM -0500, Steve Holden wrote:
> skip at pobox.com wrote:
> >     Trent>     Ten months, seven trips to MSU, six blown fuses and about
> >     Trent>     $60,000 later, I'm proud to introduce you all to Snakebite:
> >     Trent>     The Open Network!  A network of around 37-ish servers of all
> >     Trent>     different shapes and sizes, spread over three sites,
> >     Trent>     specifically geared towards the needs of open source projects
> >     Trent>     like Python.
> > 
> > Wow!  A great resource no doubt.
> > 
> > I do notice that there is no Apple hardware or Mac OS X running on
> > anything.  Any chance of adding a XServe or something?

    The only reason there isn't any Apple hardware yet is 'cause it's
    expensive ;-)  (In comparison to your average price for a server
    off eBay, that is.  I picked up six quad Opterons for $999 at one
    point.)

> Time we started making friends at Apple ...

    I'll give Jordan Hubbard a bell.  He was the driving force behind
    FreeBSD in the early days, but moved to Apple in early 2000.  I
    believe he's now the Director of Unix Technology now at Apple.

    Actually, might as well just CC him now, no time like the present
    ;-)

    Hi Jordan!  I'll follow up in private and fill you in.

        Trent.