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Grex > Coop > #369: Proposal: Decommission Grex. | |
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rak
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response 3 of 19:
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Sep 23 11:54 UTC 2022 |
I too would be sad to see it go, but understand the costs
involved and agree with ball.
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beaker
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response 4 of 19:
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Sep 25 00:29 UTC 2022 |
Shut it down; everything ends eventually, even industrial civilization.
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papa
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response 5 of 19:
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Sep 26 07:17 UTC 2022 |
Just some thoughts:
I think the few of us who are still around understand that the
decommissioning of Grex is inevitable, but looking at the situation from
the opposite perspective, what would be necessary to evit the end of Grex?
- More active users. Could that be achieved, how, and at what cost?
- Time and money to maintain the server, network connection, etc. What do
the current maintainers think of decommissioning?
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gelinas
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response 6 of 19:
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Sep 26 23:51 UTC 2022 |
I think Dan is just about the last remaining active staff member. If he says
it's time to shut down . . .
I think six months to get the files you want is reasonable.
As for what to do with the money, I lean towards either Food Gatherers or the
American Red Cross. If the latter, I'd be inclined to say, "In memory of Rane
Curl."
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cross
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response 7 of 19:
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Sep 27 20:51 UTC 2022 |
I'd also add Jan Wolter to that.
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cunnings
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response 8 of 19:
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Oct 15 06:21 UTC 2022 |
I agree with the proposal. Grex had a great run but time has passed it by and
shutting it down gracefully seems appropriate.
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eprom
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response 9 of 19:
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Oct 30 13:07 UTC 2022 |
I agree with the proposal too.
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krj
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response 10 of 19:
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Dec 2 18:20 UTC 2022 |
For the procrastinators among us: when will a hard date be set &
announced?
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other
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response 11 of 19:
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Dec 16 15:21 UTC 2022 |
Sad to see it pass into history, but if it is time...
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cross
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response 12 of 19:
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Dec 19 20:07 UTC 2022 |
Sorry, I thought it had been announced.
Grex will be shut down for good on April 15, 2023.
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papa
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response 13 of 19:
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Dec 19 23:11 UTC 2022 |
Thanks for the announcement.
And thanks for keeping Grex going these last few years.
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tod
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response 14 of 19:
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Jan 11 18:12 UTC 2023 |
Pay your taxes and watch Grex die. Nice.
;)
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lar
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response 15 of 19:
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Jan 29 20:34 UTC 2023 |
Isn't grex in Todd P's basement on a VM along with m-net? Has anyone spoken
with Tony Publiski? What's next, precious m-net?
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papa
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response 16 of 19:
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Jan 30 03:50 UTC 2023 |
I read the lore on the split between M-Net and Grex back in the day. Ironic
if they've ended up co-hosted on the same machine.
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lar
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response 17 of 19:
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Feb 1 22:28 UTC 2023 |
The last I heard they were on the same machine down in Tony's basement. he
was doing all the upkeep at that time. I formally protest the decommisioning
of grex..where else could I go for my granola?
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null
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response 18 of 19:
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Feb 1 23:43 UTC 2023 |
I found and logged into Grex in the mid-90s while I was still a teenager. I'm
sad to see it go and will always have a fond memory of it. Thank you to the
staff and people I have interacted with along the way.
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ryan
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response 19 of 19:
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Mar 6 13:19 UTC 2023 |
Goodbye Grex!
I learned a lot about computers from logging in during the mid to late 90s!
No doubt, a lot of my career success is a direct result of the number of hours
I spent on Grex, learning about computers, scripting, and programming.
I am forever grateful for the staff members who made that system available,
so that my younger self could log into a multi-user unix system for free
at a time where nothing like that was available to me locally.
Goodbye!
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