[openbeos] Re: Who wants obedn.com?

  • From: "Michael Phipps" <mphipps1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 11:42:02 -0400

Jason -

I am very sorry to see you go. But I also have a family and a career (for a 
little while longer, anyway) and I completely understand.

Everyone - 

Y'all have seen my web design skills. I will take this over if I have to, but I 
don't think that any of you want me to, :-)
I'll threaten you with the unreadable blue background, if I have to. :-) :-) :-)

I would be willing to come up with some $$$ (and accept donations) toward 
hosting this somewhere professional, if we have a web master that wants to help 
with that.


>Thanks for understanding. Its that time in my life to stop screwing around and 
>really focus on my career and family. I have to many "hobbies" right now that 
>don't do anything for the two above mentioned priorities.
>
>Remember guys the site is writting in Cold Fusion.. If you want to run it it 
>has to be on a CF server(obviously).. Also the database is MSSQL2000 so keep 
>that in mind also. I don't have the tools to convert it to MySQL or anything 
>other then Access, and I'm pretty sure I don't want to do that :)
>
>Jason aka Phyte
>
>> openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [openbeos] Re: Who wants obedn.com? "Richard S. 
>> Lewine" <rslewine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 16:11:55 
>> +0000
>>Reply-To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>Jason,
>>
>>Congratulations on knowing what your priorities are!! Sons don't come along 
>>very often. They are 
>>precious. A site is just a site. Someone else on openbeos can run it.
>>
>>Rich
>>
>>
>>>
>>>Gang,
>>>
>>>I have made a tough decision and decided to get rid/sale of all of my sites. 
>>>My life is at the point 
>>where family is taking more and more of my time. I don't have time to support 
>>a large site like 
>>obedn.com anymore.. I'm selling all my other sites, but I want to give 
>>obedn.com to you guys so it 
>>will live on. This was a tough decision, and I'm happy with my decision. I 
>>only get to see my son for 
>>a maximum of 2-3 hours a day and I'm going to change that. I will zip up all 
>>the code as is, and then 
>>wait to transfer the DNS and database to whoever wants it. I will help with 
>>the transfer and setup, 
>>but will be unavailable to support the site.
>>>
>>>I don't want you guys/gals to feel like this is a blow to the project. I 
>>>will keep running the site until 
>>its successfully moved/contained by another person. Downtime should be 
>>minimal and no loss of 
>>data should occur.. Any takers?
>>>
>>>Phyte




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