Received: from libre-soc.org (libre-soc.org [46.235.227.77]) by gbr-app-1.alpinelinux.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B9035223729 for <~alpine/devel@lists.alpinelinux.org>; Wed, 1 Mar 2023 02:37:36 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lkcl.net; s=201607131; h=Content-Type:Cc:To:Subject:Message-ID:Date:From:References: In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Sender:Reply-To:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID :Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To: Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe:List-Subscribe :List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=oNB2MCwJIEQHTQjoKdLVgd1zCsh9B60nB5V6wVb8FSk=; b=R49e0blBegnpZkk8F9FpIrj7f/ BMVrI/LBsOQwcsj9Pd7e8LTFREq1gjnDky+hJfTpBbgaKHCQemDPQ0VqvOaoQ3/askzvbkvVp3Quf otVZ3DVssmTM4hky3be8jfbzt8UdLJjmZn1+OZ5aZf5lCRrAZnx0F5kr1chPdWUUedTA=; Received: from mail-ua1-f46.google.com ([209.85.222.46]) by libre-soc.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1pXCLX-00088o-OC for ~alpine/devel@lists.alpinelinux.org; Wed, 01 Mar 2023 02:37:35 +0000 Received: by mail-ua1-f46.google.com with SMTP id f17so2704301uax.7 for <~alpine/devel@lists.alpinelinux.org>; Tue, 28 Feb 2023 18:37:35 -0800 (PST) X-Gm-Message-State: AO0yUKXjSYvHQAi+KQd3XC5maIC0i8fXAH2aJVaD+xTCmm2OSma2ifUK 1lqSVeIh5OM2ZikntDUPTS1cnYj+CBbDC92uXes= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AK7set/pmg9z03yLfPg87aaVYKSlSxp7QZAeNAKwpteJ7tWgjW7PCVuqCUYhtYWS8vojWm3N/mh3kNr2TXtcUvevWJM= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6130:202:b0:663:e13d:57a2 with SMTP id s2-20020a056130020200b00663e13d57a2mr4474126uac.1.1677638254501; Tue, 28 Feb 2023 18:37:34 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 2002:a59:b642:0:b0:3aa:c9ac:ba4c with HTTP; Tue, 28 Feb 2023 18:37:34 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <0746b91ccfae1263220272a0507fa75f@dismail.de> References: <0746b91ccfae1263220272a0507fa75f@dismail.de> From: Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2023 02:37:34 +0000 X-Gmail-Original-Message-ID: Message-ID: Subject: Re: Hoping to donate/sell a Talos II motherboard To: "jbranso@dismail.de" Cc: "guix-devel@gnu.org" , "debian-devel@lists.debian.org" , "debian-hpc@lists.debian.org" , "gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org" , "ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com" , "~alpine/devel@lists.alpinelinux.org" <~alpine/devel@lists.alpinelinux.org>, "misc@openbsd.org" , "Toshaan Bharvani | VanTosh" , Sameer Shende Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000038a7df05f5cd9817" --00000000000038a7df05f5cd9817 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, wrote: > Hello you fabulous developers! > > My friend has a spare Talos II motherboard that is currently sitting in his house > in Indiana USA collecting dust. > > https://www.raptorcs.com/TALOSII/ > > I have convinced him to donate/sell it to an open source project or developer. > > I reached out to Richard Stallman, and he agreed to take the board. I am certain that the > FSF would put it to good use. My friend and I have not yet decided, to whom we will give > the motherboard. Is it possible that I could give it to someone or project, such that all > parties here would benefit? i am reasonably certain that Toshaan Bharvani would be prepared to do that although he would need to speak for himself. the other option would be to donate it to the University of Oregon who already have POWER9 systems that are accessible to FOSS projects via the "OpenPOWER Hub". cc'ing Sameer as well. (in case that wasn't clear: FOSS projects can *already*, right now, apply for access to POWER9 systems, do i have that right, Sameer?) > Is there any project or developer here that would be willing to take this motherboard and create > virtual machines that other projects could have access to? > > Thoughts? > > Thanks, > > Joshua Branson > FOSS enthusiast > https://gnucode.me > > -- --- crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68 --00000000000038a7df05f5cd9817 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, <jbranso@dismail.de> wrote:
> Hello you fabulous develope= rs!
>
> My friend has a spare Talos II motherboard that is curr= ently sitting in his house
> in Indiana USA collecting dust.
><= br>> https://www.raptorcs.= com/TALOSII/
>
> I have convinced him to donate/sell it to = an open source project or developer.
>
> I reached out to Richa= rd Stallman, and he agreed to take the board.=C2=A0 I am certain that the> FSF would put it to good use.=C2=A0 My friend and I have not yet dec= ided, to whom we will give
> the motherboard.=C2=A0 Is it possible th= at I could give it to someone or project, such that all
> parties her= e would benefit?

i am reasonably certain that Toshaan Bharvani would= be
prepared to do that although he would need to speak for
himself.<= br>
the other option would be to donate it to the University of
Orego= n who already have POWER9 systems that are accessible
to FOSS projects v= ia the "OpenPOWER Hub". =C2=A0cc'ing Sameer
as well.
(in case that wasn't clear: FOSS projects can *already*, right
now= , apply for access to POWER9 systems, do i have that right,
Sameer?)
=
> Is there any project or developer here that would be willing to ta= ke this motherboard and create
> virtual machines that other projects= could have access to?
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Thanks,>
> Joshua Branson
> FOSS enthusiast
> https://gnucode.me
>
>

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