Just co-locate a server somewhere.  They should give you about 20GB of
transfer (not actual space) for less than $100.  You would get to run the
server yourself, so you could then just build a slick little PHP app, with
a MYSQL backend to point to sound files.  Simple.  Kris

> Well, how much bandwidth do you need?
>
> What about setting up your own little cluster and using
> some sort of dynamic disk array to give you the space you need?
>
> - Michienne
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net
> [mailto:owner-kclug@marauder.illiana.net]On Behalf Of Seth Dimbert Sent:
> Wednesday, February 12, 2003 1:06 AM
> To: KcLUG
> Subject: I need some advice about Open-Source
>
>
> I have an idea. I want to create an online repository of open-source
> audio recordings. Now that CD-burners have become so ubiquitous and
> everyone's mother-in-law uses a computer with a built-in microphone, it
> seems like it would be easy to create an online collection of people
> talking or singing into their computer.
>
> Never mind what I want it for - that's too complicated to explain. In
> essence, I want a web front-end for a site that people use to upload,
> download, rate and discuss open-source audio recordings that other
> people made and uploaded.
>
> We're talking about gigabytes of data here... Thousands of them.
>
> Who has that sort of space? Universities?
>
> Any ideas?
>
> -SD
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