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Dear xyz, (Sun, HP, IBM). What about Gen-I, Axon etc?
-Waikato Linux Users Group (WLUG) is writing
to your firm for you to
consider sponsoring the WLUG through providing a server for our website
.
+Waikato Linux Users Group (WLUG) would like
to ask if
your firm would
consider sponsoring the WLUG through providing a server for our use
.
-Our current server
is composed of many second hand parts which were donated
and average over five years in age
. These parts
are now starting
to fail
. The hardware is currently
a Dual Celeron 400 MHz
, 256 MB RAM
and a 20 GB hard drive
. We have
also been unable to upgrade to the latest version of our
Wiki software due to performance constraints as well
.
+WLUG
is a Linux support
and advocacy group for the Waikato region and is a publicly incorporated society
. We have a formal membership of approximately 50 people however our meetings
are resources are open
to all and serve a much larger community
. WLUG has approximately 12 public meetings
a year
, runs an installfest for new Linux users
and provides general support and discussion through
a mailing list
. WLUG
also runs a public website and
Wiki at http://www.wlug.org
.nz/
-WLUG is a Linux support
and advocacy group for the Waikato region and is a publicly incorporated society
. Our membership
is approximately 50 people. WLUG has approximately 12 public meetings
a year
, runs an installfest for new Linux users
and provides general support and discussion through
a mailing list
. WLUG also runs a public website
and Wiki at http://www.wlug.org
.nz
+This Wiki is hosted on our current server which is composed of many second hand parts which were donated by
WLUG members
and average over five years in age. These parts are now starting to fail
. The hardware
is currently
a Dual Celeron 400 MHz
, 256 MB RAM
and a 20 GB hard drive
. The unreliability of this hardware
and the performance constraints of the server are preventing us from upgrading to the latest version of our
Wiki software
.
-Since WLUG's inception the use of the website has continued to grow. The website is
now averaging
one million hits (or is it pageviews?)
per month. The Wiki on this website
is the most complete Linux Wiki in New Zealand and is world class. It is frequently used offshore also thanks to
the pages being ranked
highly by search engines such as Google.
+Since WLUG's inception the use of the website has continued to grow. The website now averages
one million hits per month. The Wiki is the most complete Linux Wiki in New Zealand and is of a
world class standard
. It is frequently used by visitors from around
the world and is
highly ranked
by search engines such as Google.
-If
your firm were
to sponsor us
your firm would be recognised at
http://www.wlug.org.nz/WlugSponsors which is referenced at the bottom of every page
. WLUG will also mention your sponsorship at our public meetings. Your firm could
also mention your sponsorship publicly, not to mention the feeling that your firm is continuing to support the open source community.
+In return for
your sponsorship we would be happy
to recogonise
your firm on the page
http://www.wlug.org.nz/WlugSponsors which is referenced at the bottom of every Wiki article
. WLUG will also mention your sponsorship at our public meetings. Your firm would
also be welcome to
mention your sponsorship of WLUG
publicly, not to mention the feeling that your firm is continuing to support the open source community.
All new content on the Wiki, and most historical content, is licensed under the Creative Commons license.
-The minimum specs of
the machine that WLUG would like to replace it
are a 1 or 2U rack mount server, 1 GB RAM and 2 x hard drives
. Of course if
the machine were
of higher spec it would be greatly appreciated
!
+To handle
the current workload and allow some room for future growth we
are looking for a machine with at least 1GB of RAM, dual hard drives and housed in
a 1 or 2U rack mount case
. Of course we would much appreciate
the sponsorship
of any machine that exceeded these specifications as well
!
-The vast majority of our income comes from membership fees of around $1000 per annum. As such the purchase of a server would be a major undertaking for our organisation which is why we are asking your firm for sponsorship.
+The vast majority of our income comes from membership fees of around $1000 per annum. As such the purchase of a server would be a major undertaking for our organisation,
which is why we are asking your firm for sponsorship.
If you wish to discuss this further please contact Lindsay Druett (President) at ... , Craig Box (Secretary) at .... or Ian McDonald (Treasurer) at imcdnzl@gmail.com.
Thank you for your time in considering sponsoring WLUG,
WLUG Committee
