We need to figure out what models/configurations of hardware to buy and where to buy it! Everyone is encouraged to research the options and report them on OurHistory/HardwareAppraisal.
We've created a new mailing list, hcoop-sysadmin. Its purpose is to host quite technical discussions on how we should configure our servers. It's open to everyone, not just official sysadmins, and the intention is that we continue to use this list throughout HCoop's lifetime, keeping hcoop-discuss more for social or less technical discussion. Everyone with an interest in this stuff is encouraged to join by subscribing himself via the Portal Preferences page!
We've scheduled our next meeting (hopefully an official board meeting!) for exactly a week after this one: Saturday, July 1, 2006 at 18:00:00 UTC. Hopefully research on hardware options will be complete by then, and we can make some definite choices about what to buy.