Re: Intro and wiki

[Adam Cody <ajcody@zimbra.com>]

Thanks for the feedback, it's really appreciated. Documentation is a double-edge sword - you hear about your mistakes but tend not to hear back when it was useful or worked. Getting feedback keeps me motivated in doing more of it; knowing others are benefiting.

If anyone has reviewed what I started on personal server planning page [http://wiki.zimbra.com/index.php?title=Ajcody-Notes-ServerPlanning] , they probably think I'm nuts in trying to tackle something with that big of a scope. I think it can be done, I think it's failure will be if it's only comprised of my opiniona and experiences. So if anyone wants to chip in, your more than welcome. I'll work with you in any manner to get your thoughts on the page. Send me emails, IM's, or say you want to talk on the phone - I know the actual act of "writing" can cause some unix admin's to seek counseling. :)

Another thought, would it be useful if I created a sister page to the main one that would allow people to share their real life experiences or setups? Feedback on types of hardware, configuration settings, and so forth. We could also list out system setups that different organizations are running. So, university X could create a sub page and list the hardware they went with, what is running on what, and so forth. I would expect many of the threads on this mailing list could get harden into a decent wiki reference as well.

Leaving behind a better world and all that...

Adam