Re: Alpha build machine available?
With regards to your message at 05:25 AM 8/26/02, Stefan Schwandter. Where
you stated:
>I'll compile it on my alpha tomorrow.
Thanks! But I suppose that means that there is no machine available
where I could do it myself? That's a pity - I will have to build
libmotif again when there's a new revision...
regards, Stefan
Well, there is hardware available, and waiting to go to a suitable home.
I tried to donate a machine a few months ago, but nobody wanted it then.
Another fellow also had machines to donate.
I hear that he is still waiting for a response too..
Here is the last response I received:
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 02:20:21 -0500
From: Branden Robinson / SPI Treasurer <branden+spi-treasurer@deadbeast.net>
Cc: board@spi-inc.org, debian-admin@lists.debian.org,
debian-alpha@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: machine donations
On Mon, Apr 22, 2002 at 10:38:09PM -0500, Ryan Schaefer wrote:
> I'm considering donating a couple machines to the Debian
> project. Specifically, the Alpha port of Debian. Unfortunately, the
> machines aren't terribly light (they're old workstations, probably
> weigh 25-30lbs each) and I'm sure shipping would kill me.
>
> I don't suppose the Debian project would be willing to split the cost
> on shipping with me.
Thank you very much for your generous offer!
I am copying this reply to the Debian Administration team and the Debian
Alpha porting list; these parties are the most likely to know if there
is a need for this sort of equipment at present.
Admins and Alpha porters, can you respond to this gentleman please? SPI
Board, if Debian has destitute interested developers, could we
underwrite shipping costs?
I'll add that I would have a personal interest in an Alpha machine,
though I should perhaps reassemble my Quadra 840AV and help the m68k
port out again to earn the right to receive one. :)
--
G. Branden Robinson
Debian GNU/Linux
branden@deadbeast.net
Branden went on to say in another email:
From: Branden Robinson / SPI Treasurer <branden+spi-treasurer@deadbeast.net>
To: leader@debian.org
Cc: debian-alpha@lists.debian.org, debian-admin@lists.debian.org,
Maurice Hilarius <maurice@harddata.com>, spi-board@lists.spi-inc.org
Subject: DPL: please delegate an equipment donations manager
Bdale,
This gentleman makes a good point.
Several days ago, this person and another (apparently independent) party
mailed me in my capacity as SPI Treasurer with offers of equipment
donations.
As SPI Treasurer, I am not empowered to accept or refuse donations on
behalf of Debian. SPI manages the Debian Project's assets only in trust,
and disposes of those assets only as the Debian Project directs (except
where this might cause legal problems or jeopardize SPI's 501(c)3
status).
This is not the first time that potential donors have gone without a
dialog. I think Mr. Hilarius hits the nail on the head; Debian does not
appear to have a person actually in charge of managing incoming
equipment donation proposals. I mailed both -admin and -alpha in effort
to find a larger pool of interested people, but it appears possible that
neither group felt it had a mandate to speak authoritatively on the
subject.
(After all, if the Alpha porters don't need another box, the DSA team
doesn't need the administrative overhead of another box; and it's not
much good for the Alpha porters to accept a box if the DSA team is
unwilling or unable to administrate it for some reason.)
On a related point (speaking as a Debian developer), the DSA team may be
overworked/understaffed, and it may be apropos to appoint some
additional members.
In the event that this particular machine cannot find a home as an
official Project Alpha box, I suggest we arrange for the box to be
donated to a Debian Developer who is trusted and motivated to work on
the Alpha port, if the donor is agreeable to this.
As I stated in my earlier message, I do have a personal interest in an
Alpha machine. If DSA cannot find a home for it, it has PCI slots,
and there is no greater calling for it among the Alpha porters, I'm sure
I can do some XFree86 testing work on it.
With our best regards,
Maurice W. Hilarius Telephone: 01-780-456-9771
Hard Data Ltd. FAX: 01-780-456-9772
11060 - 166 Avenue mailto:maurice@harddata.com
Edmonton, AB, Canada http://www.harddata.com/
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