== Previous information that was gathered about existing service providers who may be helpful to us ==

Who should we consider for hosting our next hcoop architecture?

Some providers that have come recommended:

 * [http://www.gaiahost.coop/ GAIA Host]
 * [http://www.inreach.com/ InReach]
 * [http://www.monkeybrains.net/ Monkey Brains]

Responses to an e-mail AdamChlipala sent to the [http://communitycolo.net/ CCCP] mailing list:
 * [http://www.simpli.biz Simpli]. The owner of the company told me via e-mail that, as a 501(c)12 corporation, we could pay "30-40% off of our list prices."
  * That would be awesome if they actually did that.  Their list prices look reasonable to begin with.  Hopefully they understand what 501(c)(12) is and aren't assuming our organization is a charity.  Of course we would still need to compare their service etc.  Also this is assuming we *do* get tax-exempt status...it will probably take a while yet.  Best case scenario is that we get an acceptance letter sometime next month--I will call them in a week or so anyway to see what the status is.  Statistically it is likely they will bounce some questions back at us requiring a few more rounds before approval.  Worst case scenario is they deny it outright with prejudice, leaving administrative appeal as the only option (which tends to be a losing option).  --NathanKennedy

Other possibilities for hosting that have been mentioned:
 * [http://www.he.net He.net].  He.net has been around a long time and has lots of redundancy in terms of connections.  There is no special discount for coops or not-for-profits, but their prices seem to be reasonable.  Specifically, I was given an unofficial quote on 9/11/2005 for 7U of space (12").  Using 1Mbps would be $300 per month, or 2 Mbps would be $250 per Mbps per month up to 4Mbps.  I believe that if we went with He.net we would probably end up buying and configuring our own servers, configuring them and sending them to the facility.  In case of hardware issues, we may want to check out their hourly cost for "remote hands".  This service was cited as a possibility by JustinLeitgeb to the hcoop mailing list.

Response from Riseup.net:
 * You should see the seattle community colocation project at http://seaccp.org/. SCCP is a separate and mostly autonomous project of riseup.net. It functions as a democratic colocation cooperative, although the riseup collective has final say because we are fiscally liable. 

 Anyway, you should contact the sccp at colo@riseup.net. This ticket system is for riseup.net specific questions, and sccp is largely separate.

 The colocation donation is sliding scale, but generally our costs are $50/server/month, depending on power usage. SCCP asks people to pledge to donate more if their server is using more than 1Amp.

 -elijah

 *I have written to SCCP and NYCCCP for quotes. --NathanKennedy