Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 17 Apr 1999 19:23:18 -0700 (PDT) | From | George Bonser <> | Subject | Re: Linux Tuning |
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> > "For one thing, there's a useful lesson > here for Linux resellers and integrators. > Linux tuning information is hard to gather up. > Yes, it's there. But it really requires > an expert Linux user to find it." > So, to the Linux community: > > Do you think is there a need to make the > gathering of Linux fine-tuning tips an easier > task for the novice end-user? > > If the answer is "Yes!", then, how best would the approach be? > > I am interested in your opinion. As I do not know if this L-K list is the place > to do such discussion (if not, please forgive me), but I do think it's time for > at least such discussion to take place, here or elsewhere, and a concensus be > had (if that's possible, of course.) > > *Note* The "fine-tuning" IMHO can be either Hardware or Software, or the > combination of both. > > > Respectfully, > Pete > teamwork@freemail.c3.hu
Pete,
I think this would be very important. I have already started putting some resources into place to give a project like this a home. I can have a few machines up and running by the end of the week with dedicated connectivity. (upgrading a currently unused fractional T-1 to a full T-1).
These resources are actually being provided by my employer in order to provide a home for activity such as this. Areas of interest here are both kernel and application tuning, samba and apache in particular, along with network tuning. Also, performance monitoring projects such as the project to a Linux sar working, any other performance monitoring and benchmarking projects along with any tools/projects having to do with remote monitoring and administration.
They are prepared to make a rather large commitment including bandwidth, systems, admin support for the systems, and economic assistance to developers who wish to devote more time to their project but can not because of financial pressures.
I have already contacted SPI for advice in how to distribute resources to projects and have contacted some vendors for their ideas on how we could help. I have not gotten any response yet but it has only been a day or so.
This company is not a system or software vendor, they are a consulting company and solutions provider. Something like this fits them well. They would not mind being a resource for software developers, hardware vendors and system integrators since they see it as an investment in the marketplace itself. Anything to make Linux better and more widely accepted would be a good thing for them.
Please keep me informed of what you come up with and feel free to stay in contact with me. I hope to have something up on the web before the end of next week.
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