Metasploit Hardware

[vajira at ltl.lk (vajira ganepola)]

Hello,

        Can we have a glimpse of the new Metasploit logo before being
released ?

Thanks

Vajira



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "H D Moore" <hdm at metasploit.com>
To: <framework at metasploit.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 7:04 AM
Subject: [framework] Metasploit Hardware


> Hello everyone,
>
> The metasploit.com server suffered two hardware lockups today and was
> finally replaced. The problem appears to be related to the motherboard -- 
> everything else has been replaced over the last two years and the lockups
> have become more frequent.  The server is graciously hosted at a company
> called WireWeb in San Antonio, who provide free hosting with nice
> bandwidth in return for sporadic technical help (code, administration,
> etc).
>
> The admin was nice enough to drive downtown to meet me twice, at thirty
> minutes each way, in order to get the server back online.  I no longer
> live in San Antonio and only had a twenty minute window to replace the
> system with something that would fit in the rack-mount slot. My employer
> was able to sell me an appliance from inventory at cost (minus the hard
> drive) and this was used to replace the dying server. The new appliance
> has about four times the processing power of the old server, but is
> definitely no speed daemon (yes, we had a 600Mhz CPU before). The high
> cost is mostly due to the small form factor, low power consumption, and
> easy maintenance.
>
> The short of it is that we had an unexpected $800 USD expense in order to
> keep the metasploit.com site operational. Previously, donations have been
> used to replace parts and upgrade drives, but at this time, we are
> actually at a negative balance[1]. If you would like to support the
> project in a way that is immediately appreciated,  a donation to our
> PayPal account would go a long way. To donate, please visit the URL below
> and click on the "Make a Donation" button. Thanks!
>
> http://metasploit.com/donate.html
>
> -HD
>
> 1. The new artwork should be ready within the next month. We are pretty
> excited about it and plan on doing a run of shirts and posters as soon as
> we figure out the best way to handle it.