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General OpenPOWER Discussion / Re: Request for proposals: Who to donate my Blackbird and Power 9 CPU?
« on: August 28, 2022, 01:14:57 am »1. Debian Germany to use it to set up an additional build server and porterbox for Debian using PowerKVM for PowerPC big-endian Debian ports.
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Any helpful opinions welcome!
The Debian Project Leader recently commented:
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During my 2 terms we went from having around ~$750k in available funds to having about ~$1.25m now. Every time I mention what we've been spending on (like DSA upgrades, hardware for DDs, etc), we get more donations. As long as this is the case, I have no problem with DDs spending any money they want to if it helps them make Debian better. After all, this is literally the only reason why someone donates money to Debian in the first place. So, I don't believe that the Debian funds should be preserved like some kind of treasure. We should make it as easy as possible for people to give us money, and as easy as possible for DDs to spend money, all within our legal and social frameworks, of course.
Therefore, Debian can probably buy a few Blackbirds with funds from that bank account. Debian paying for some Blackbirds (or bigger Talos II) is probably good business for retailers like Raptor and Vikings.
The Blackbird in question would still be available for somebody else who doesn't have $1 million (or €1 million)
I created a flavor of the Debian kernel package for a 4k page size (Gitlab commit) and nobody has integrated it in the Debian kernel repository. This isn't a problem for me because I already know how to build a kernel but it would be helpful for other Debian users if they put the politics aside and merge that patch. Due to the way Debian builds kernels it doesn't have any side effects for the 64k page size kernel packages. Both types of kernel can coexist in the Debian archive and they can build different permutations of the installer for each of them.
I created a standalone topic for the idea of creating a dashboard or heat map to identify pinch points that can be addressed with donations of hardware or funds.