You have to understand that it’s semi out of my hands at this point. I may possibly be able to refund that money based on what I’m being told. I’m not saying that the donations were a waste of time, in fact the fact that we raised so much money in such a short amount of time really let the higher ups know what we had created here with the club.
So here is what is currently happening. A dual dual core Xeon server is being allocated for use by either the Gaming Club or by ResNet/Student Computing. What this means is that one side will keep Tron (our current server) and the other will get the Xeon box. If we are moved to the new box, that money will probably go to RAM upgrades for that server. If not, the money will go to upgrading Tron to dual or possibly Quad core Opterons. If we keep Tron, Residential Living will MOST LIKELY pay for the new processors. This means that you get to have all your money back. If not, I will allow you to elect for a refund (you can PM me to stay annoynmous) or you can elect to let us use your funds for upgrades to the server (much needed). Right now we are still in the paperwork phase for getting the new box transfered to one of the two involved parties.
I hope that makes sense.