| > he spends ca. 100 hours a week on the project So he is apparently a family man, but he also spends 14 hours a day, 7 days a week on a project that hasn't largely changed in ages? Something doesn't add up. > Did you miss the part where isc.org that hosts the bulk of the server farm does not charge for it? It happened once. It could happen again. I refuse to believe there is no other organization willing to offer the same deal. > For stratum 1 servers? You clearly don't understand what it is he's doing. Yep, I realized my mistake after writing that, and the replies have made it clear that I was wrong. I still think there are options (remote access cards, for one) but I agree that VMs aren't the way to do it. > it is unclear whether the $7k grant will even continue after April. If that's the case, we'll see what happens in a month. If everything comes crashing down (it won't) I'll change my mind, but for now I believe one person being touted as the ONLY man who can do a particular job is incredibly wrong. Even if he were literally the only person on earth with the knowledge, it wouldn't be acceptable for everyone to rely on him... instead we should produce something as a community to replace this system. It's just not an acceptable option to have something this important in the sole hands of someone who could be in a plane crash tomorrow. |