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List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org X-Migadu-Country: US X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN ARC-Seal: i=1; s=key1; d=yhetil.org; t=1677735267; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=fJr83ckhAHKgvOjUhxX6wdqdhykpuL6MCGRLEGHVHwQCXiLgi9GyACPQBIDD2wNlM5u5In PMEHtKdchrgVnR0nGRTRJmIzRalcyUDujIwxvneXh/ZKNzrUvxQ9duHap2gjoS5RSRqRFL t8/jAcgLRohzKnzJVrHxNFChyXmzaRD979kEvquQajGuA0StFV5/x5gdjW3R0ISfvAp/uf 2bcHGhOmi8UojObmeCKPM9ARe0lDdyIDAbkgkKTJO+MZejM8pCCN6bT/gZF2tTlt4mVKuh XmLAbWPEidzerHJyJ7lfGN6JdCYAOwHexXcBpHpN9L1hslAabiJTcvzmPbXE8g== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=vantosh.com header.s=default header.b=VyfW+4rv; dkim=pass header.d=vantosh.com header.s=default header.b=1jfck7kb; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of "guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom="guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org"; dmarc=pass (policy=reject) header.from=vantosh.com ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yhetil.org; s=key1; t=1677735267; h=from:from:sender:sender:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date: message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version: content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references:list-id:list-help: list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-post:dkim-signature; bh=DHm0M1Txa5aOZM+9EnEki+EDzk7RuiFDpOqbzHCbqYo=; b=h9+MNpbqVZVlVxC/Ur+5P8HWfbBcaLE9omVg7vwzN6a/nU9FYoO1nkBLJw2aDavGgcGbF9 nROoiEKePaUmLEugzAJ392Srh0pHRa0SK+OnmiBjfqSi13CPS6rVZD84Ffmaqm3l3sssB6 afkRDHfYzOtPljJzaZEMWx0/djwjarMIaDNg2sfxwePHXR1O9adiUOultCxaQaX00qVLrc smS1H/FxvT3l921/6SvHHfr2HCmDl9SGTHK6O4Ghq4aSwdLC6TRnPMAvVsoeqifhuM2UM/ fak/4B0yZZLayAqmEiccCF7KipOEVwHj+F3QQj64eGCeINkvCbomEklzcFASOw== X-Migadu-Scanner: scn1.migadu.com X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -6.40 X-Spam-Score: -6.40 X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 733B03E6AD Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=vantosh.com header.s=default header.b=VyfW+4rv; dkim=pass header.d=vantosh.com header.s=default header.b=1jfck7kb; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of "guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom="guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org"; dmarc=pass (policy=reject) header.from=vantosh.com X-TUID: aryuK8Wi1Q89 On 01/03/2023 14:12, jbranso@dismail.de wrote: > March 1, 2023 5:11 AM, "Toshaan Bharvani | VanTosh" wrote: > >> On 01/03/2023 03:37, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: >> >> 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. >> >> Yes, please, I am interested. >> I would use it for PowerEL, LibreBMC and LibreSOC. >> All open source projects. >> Is this just a board or also a CPU? > > It is just the motherboard. :) Ok, I will be getting a CPU very soon, so I should be able to use it. > >> >>> 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 > >>> >> >> -- -- >> Toshaan Bharvani >> +32-(0)476-66.70.55 >> toshaan@vantosh.com >> @toshywoshy >> ---------------------------------------- >> __ __ _____ _ >> \ \ / /_ _ _ _|_ _|__ ___| |__ >> \ \ / / _` | '_ \| |/ _ \/ __| '_ \ >> \ V / (_| | | | | | (_) \__ \ | | | >> \_/ \__,_|_| |_|_|\___/|___/_| |_| >> >> http://www.vantosh.com >> ---------------------------------------- >> -- > > So to summarize, my friend is donating/selling an Talos II motherboard. > It does not have the CPU or RAM. Our current options are: > > Donate to debian > Who will mostly help debian distributions run on Power9. > > Donate to the FSF > Who will probably set up a substitute server for guix and help guix > run on Power9. As well as hosting mailing lists and other stuff? > donate to the university of Oregon, whose contact is Toshaan Bharvani. > Any any open source project can apply for virtual machines on it. > > Donate to the OpenBSD foundation. > Who will push the boundaries of software security, and whose daemons > like openssh benefit everyone. > > Any other options that I am missing? > > I'll let me friend know these options, and I will encourage him to donate/sell > it by the end of March. (He's on vacation for the next two weeks). > > Thanks, > > Joshua > -- -- Toshaan Bharvani +32-(0)476-66.70.55 toshaan@vantosh.com @toshywoshy ---------------------------------------- __ __ _____ _ \ \ / /_ _ _ _|_ _|__ ___| |__ \ \ / / _` | '_ \| |/ _ \/ __| '_ \ \ V / (_| | | | | | (_) \__ \ | | | \_/ \__,_|_| |_|_|\___/|___/_| |_| http://www.vantosh.com ---------------------------------------- --