Mirroring za.php.net : Ben Greenwood

Hello there, My name is Ben Greenwood and I am a keen Open-Source engineer and a PHP scriptor. I live in South Africa and have been running #php channels on many local IRC servers for quite a while now and have decided to take the idea further. I would like to run a network of sites in South Africa that are geared towards PHP and Open-Source but contrary to the growing trend of these sites only being understood by the elite brained individuals, I would like to create a simple, quick and easy way to access information relevant to begginners and experts alike. Being that I often spend late nights answering the same questions constantly over IRC, I would like the network to provide Tutorials, FAQ's and access to the Software needed to make things like this work. Amongst others, I find the Rhodes University mirror a little slow and often bogged up with too much other stuff. I do know the people who run the servers and have nothing against them, but just feel that our developing country and developing coders, deserve a slightly better option and a more efficient means of accessing essential information. It took me a very very long time to get hold of the PHP manual off their mirror, because it often Times Out and gives very strange errors on a regular basis. Again, I have nothing against them, but feel that there is a slight lack/deficiency which could be solved by the introduction of a new South African server. I am currently looking into the funding side of this project and would like your feedback as to the possibility of us making this work! Many Thanks, Ben Greenwood ============= Ben Greenwood (Sales and Technical consultant) Tel : 082 368 6576 Email : bgreenwood@playdesign.co.za MSN : support@playdesign.co.za IRC : Equinox, #playdesign, (LagNet) ============= PLAY Design Solutions c.c. does not accept legal responsibility for the contents of this message and liability in respect of the unauthorized use of its email facility or the sending of email communications for other than business purposes. The information contained in this email is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution of this email is prohibited and may be unlawful. ______________________