[IMC-US-Tech] Fwd: [IMC-US] When to lift-off?

[deva]

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> From: deva <drdartist at riseup.net>
> Date: October 24, 2004 7:17:15 PM PDT
> To: imc-us at ucimc.org
> Cc: Subject: Re: [IMC-US] When to lift-off?
>
> Hmmm...
>
> I have not been reading the list the past week... Technically, the 
> launch can go ahead, but there are some issues that need to be dealt 
> with.
>
> There are no mirror machines up and active for us.indymedia. This 
> needs to be addressed asap. The current bandwidth is limited. Having 
> just read the emails below, I called one of the Portland techs and 
> that person was not aware of the impending launch of the us site.
>
> What is needed are some locations with dsl lines that can host the 
> mirror machines and that should come from various people and places, 
> not be supplied by Portland (for various reasons). I think an IRC 
> meeting to make some plans about this would be very helpful and it 
> should happen asap (next few days - Wednesday would be good I think).
>
> I figure the us site will not be busy right off, even with a press 
> release, but it could become so quickly with the seemingly inevitable 
> election madness aftermath, legal wrangling, possible protest action 
> and so on...
>
> This is important so please respond asap...
>
> Thanks
> deva
>
>
> On Oct 24, 2004, at 3:51 PM, Sascha Meinrath wrote:
>
>> d.o.,
>>
>> i also think we should launch ASAP -- let's plan to get out a release 
>> on monday.  if you send the final draft we can see if there are any 
>> final edits and then get the word out.
>>
>> --sascha
>>
>> On Sat, 23 Oct 2004, Tribal Scribal wrote:
>>
>>> OK guys, do we have a specific day for lift-off here or do we just 
>>> sort of ease into it?  I tend to favor an "official" launch day. Has 
>>> anyone volunteered for the PR blitz? (i'll help!). I'm chompin' on 
>>> the bit over here and it's a little over a week to Election day  :O
>>>
>>> d.o.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical 
>>> world."
>>>
>>> - Thomas Jefferson
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>>> http://concertobi.blogspot.com/
>>>
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