[wplug-internet] wplug.org domain renewal

[Pat Barron]

I would also endorse continuing with pair Networks, and would suggest 
renewing for the 5 year term.  The effective rate is $13/year (as 
opposed to $19/year if we were to renew on a one-year term) - maybe it's 
not the cheapest out there, but it's pretty close.  ;-)  It's also good 
to be supporting a local company, which also supports FOSS strongly.

The only other suggestion I could make would be to use the registrar I 
use for my personal domains, which is a small business (a one-person 
operation) and which also strongly supports FOSS.  But they are not 
local.  And I believe that we are relying on pair for DNS service, and 
my registrar does not provide that.

So basically, I can not think of any good reasons to change.

--Pat.


On 12/10/2014 8:24 AM, Justin Smith wrote:
>
> Pair is indeed a good ideological fit for WPLUG: it mirrors GNU 
> software and uses free software in its commercial offerings. I support 
> staying with it.
>
> Since the five-year renewal is the best value, I think it only makes 
> sense to go with that.
>
>
> -- 
>
> Justin Smith
>
> GNU/Linux System Administrator
>
> "Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will 
> not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. 
> Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will 
> not; the world is full of educated derelicts."
>
> -Calvin Coolidge
>
>
> On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 01:04:53 AM Vance Kochenderfer wrote:
>
> > Here is a good example of the kind of topic that would be discussed on
>
> > wplug-internet.
>
> >
>
> > Our registration for the wplug.org domain is due to expire in March
>
> > 2015. We should come up with a recommendation to present to the Board
>
> > so it can be renewed.
>
> >
>
> > We are currently using pair as our registrar. Its major benefits are
>
> > that it is a local company and a strong supporter of Free Software. In
>
> > the past several years we have been using pair, I'm not aware of any
>
> > problems we've experienced.
>
> >
>
> > Their pricing is not the absolute cheapest out there, but is very
>
> > competitive <https://www.pairnic.com/prices.html>. We can renew for a
>
> > five-year period for $65 ($13/yr).
>
> >
>
> > Note that this does not lock us in to pair for five years; the domain
>
> > can always be transferred if need be. We would not receive a refund
>
> > upon transferring, but would keep the time we purchased.
>
> >
>
> > Vance Kochenderfer | "Get me out of these ropes and into a
>
> > vance at happylemur.com | good belt of Scotch" -Nick Danger
>
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