response 2 of 29:

Nov 29 23:08 UTC 2010

I think most of us are going to make, or go along with, any decisions on
the basis of non-technical information.  I don't know enough about the
differences between OpenBSD and FreeBSD to make any difference.  Neither
do most of the users, or most of the Board.

I would be willing to bet there are two or three people involved in
running Grex who should decide such things, and the rest of us will go
along.  I'm interested in details like whether the slime who hack Grex
and bring it down can be stopped, not how they can be stopped.  If there
are cool capabilities to be gained, I would be interested in what those
are.  Can Grex be opened up again so people can log in and use it right
away, the way I did when it first opened to the public?  I want it open
again, and I want it as soon as possible.

How long is it going to take to transition to FreeBSD, once the decision
has been made to make that move?  I mean in weeks on my calendar, not
hours of staff time.  If you can do it in a week, great. Start this
Sunday and we'll see you in a week.  If not... then how long?  Are you
going to do it yourself, Dan?  If not, do you have the help you need?

How long until Backtalk will be available?  It's what I use here, so
it's what I care about.

Also, is there any cost?  How much?  Are there users who will pay for
it?  As I said elsewhere, I can chip in some.

Tell me things like that.