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* [http://marc.info/?l=wikipedia-l&m=105291315821915&w=2 2003-05-14] Larousse switched on
 
* [http://marc.info/?l=wikipedia-l&m=105291315821915&w=2 2003-05-14] Larousse switched on
 
* [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2003-June/010743.html 2003-06-20] pliny/larousse is still owned by Bomis after the creation of the Foundation
 
* [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikipedia-l/2003-June/010743.html 2003-06-20] pliny/larousse is still owned by Bomis after the creation of the Foundation
* [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2004-January/007951.html 2004-01-13] Initial batch of 9 servers ordered
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* [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2004-January/007953.html 2004-01-13] Initial batch of 9 servers ordered
* [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2004-February/008418.html 2004-02-12] Moved from San Diego to Tampa
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* [http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikitech-l/2004-February/008420.html 2004-02-12] Moved from San Diego to Tampa
 
* 2007-03-18: larousse is still in the rack in Florida.
 
* 2007-03-18: larousse is still in the rack in Florida.
  
 
So the most likely story is that ross was serving Wikipedia from 2001-05-02 until 2002-07-20, when pliny took over. Both of them now appear to be in Tim Shell's possession, leaving larousse as the earliest server still with us.
 
So the most likely story is that ross was serving Wikipedia from 2001-05-02 until 2002-07-20, when pliny took over. Both of them now appear to be in Tim Shell's possession, leaving larousse as the earliest server still with us.

Latest revision as of 10:14, 4 December 2012

  • 2001-05-02 Wikipedia moves to a new server
  • 2001-08-25 Wikipedia is on 64.78.205.6
  • 2001-09-15 ross is 64.78.205.6, serving wikipedia-l
  • 2001-12-27 major migration from one server facility to another one. Definitely to San Diego, perhaps from Chicago?
  • 2002-01-05 Wikipedia is on 130.94.122.195
  • 2002-04-02 Wikipedia, Nupedia and the mailing lists are on ross.bomis.com, which is 130.94.122.195
  • 2002-07-03 Pliny ready for testing on address 130.94.122.197
  • 2002-07-20 Switchover to pliny
  • 2003-04-29 Larousse ordered
  • 2003-05-14 Larousse switched on
  • 2003-06-20 pliny/larousse is still owned by Bomis after the creation of the Foundation
  • 2004-01-13 Initial batch of 9 servers ordered
  • 2004-02-12 Moved from San Diego to Tampa
  • 2007-03-18: larousse is still in the rack in Florida.

So the most likely story is that ross was serving Wikipedia from 2001-05-02 until 2002-07-20, when pliny took over. Both of them now appear to be in Tim Shell's possession, leaving larousse as the earliest server still with us.

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