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diff --git a/static/md/index.md b/static/md/index.md index 94c2aa2..5a7df0d 100644 --- a/static/md/index.md +++ b/static/md/index.md @@ -17,59 +17,15 @@ release planned). A curated archive of the first version of this website is available. See [Archive](#archive) for more information. -Reduced availability -==================== - -My first semester at university is starting. Because of this my public activity -is going to change in the following ways: - -* Longer response times to bug reports and feature requests -* Less (and less frequent) work on all projects -* Focus on personal projects, temporarily moving most repos to maintenance mode -* No more work on rsdsl for reliability reasons -* Difficulty resolving server issues remotely - -*Be warned that this website may disappear at any time if I lose remote access -to it. I am prepared to restore it to a different server if I find a suitable -hosting solution. It will eventually come back, even if it takes several -years.* - -*Most methods of contacting me rely on this server. If you don't get a response -or if the server is unavailable, please resort to using the contact email -address. PGP encryption is encouraged.* - -The university network has IPv6 and seemingly allows inbound traffic, enabling -access to this server. However I do not have internet in my apartment (mainly -for economic reasons) and the cellular connection does not support IPv6. There -is a student association that offers free, low-end VPSes with dual stack -connectivity so it may be possible to build a tunnel. - -Since I'm going without home internet for the coming months I'm only going to -be reachable while I'm on university grounds. I'm going to shift large file -transfers (system updates, VM images, backups, ...) into these periods, but I -will only be able to work offline (with pre-downloaded assets if possible) for -a significant part of my spare time and use on-demand dialing on the cellular -connection, breaking instant messaging. Expect delays of at least 2 days even -for trivial changes. - -The server is going to get a fiber connection over the course of the next three -years. This involves switching do a different ISP in April 2025. Unfortunately -an employee told me that the PPPoE session gets disconnected every 24 hours and -a new IPv6 prefix is assigned every time. Not only is this expensive to -implement and disruptive, but it also means that dynamic DNS is now a strict -necessity. Until now it was only needed because the DSL connection drops every -two weeks (not intentionally, it is physically unreliable), but this change -means that everything is going to go unreachable after just a few hours if it -fails. Because of this I'm opposed to switching ISPs remotely and will most -likely have to visit. - -If the server goes down, I'm most likely not going to be able to restore it -remotely and it may be several months before I can fix it in person. If this -happens I might move to a university-provided VPS. This has inspired me to -create a chat application that makes use of (dynamic) DNS for peer-to-peer -connectivity. I actually have a peer-to-peer command-line chat application -already but it uses a central server to handle address exchange and isn't -suitable for everyday use. +Going private +============= + +I am diverting all of my efforts towards studying. I will be unable to work on +public projects for the foreseeable future. You can still expect a response if +you contact me, but it's very unlikely any non-trivial changes are going to be +made or reviewed. Work on all projects is halted until further notice. + +This is not the end, but I need to set priorities. Services / Quick Links ====================== |