Re: [cobalt-users] RaQ4 whis Classic Linux

[Jeff Lasman <blists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday 26 March 2004 08:01 am, eurodev@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Ok
> there is pkgmaster.com
> there is
> http://sunsolve.Sun.COM/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=cobalt/raq4.eng&nav=pa
>tchpage there is Solarspeed
>
> do you know other web site pour update or patch the system  or softs

Dmitry mentions "cobaltsupport.com", a commercial software repository.

They charge $40 per month plus a $40 setup fee, or $400 for an annual 
subscription, per server.

According to their site at: http://www.cobaltsupport.com/members.htm 
they offer over 250 packages and the number grows every day, but they 
don't say what those packages are.  We can only hope they include 
up-to-date patches against exploits in a timely manner for the core 
services the operating system provides.

Over a year ago I tried to build a concensus to create a service that 
would charge us$5.00 per month per server, and I got no positive 
feedback and a lot of complaints from people accusing me of spamming 
the list.

So I can only hope to wish these gents well, and hope that enough 
Cobalt-users will think their service important enough to pay $400 per 
server per year.

When I look at a Cobalt RaQ, running 500 mhz or below, with a half-gig 
of memory or less, powered by an 80-watt power supply too small to 
allow drives faster than 5400 rpm, I tend to think of taking them out 
of service as being a better option than paying $400 per year to keep 
them in service.

That said, we offer cobalt administration and update services as well, 
and we've been doing it commercially for four years.

Jeff
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