On 11 October 2017 at 15:29, CM Graff wrote: >> I can install GNU/Linux and BSDs on commodity hardware in a VM, > Very few of us need more VMs. And by that logic one could test AIX > inside of a VM.
Are you sure about that? > I understand that corporate loyalty is important in > these strange times but no need to eschew logic. I have no corporate loyalty to IBM. >> Debugging obscure AIX bugs without access to those systems is impossible. > The word "obscure" is indeed relevant. > > What is done with donations should be decided by the group. I know Is "the group" paying the electricity costs for running those IBM servers? I don't think you understand how this works. > that IBM is offering bounties to fix such issues and perhaps that is a > nice way for developers to make some money on the side. However, most > of us actually need more arm and mips boards, of which are quite Why would IBM donate that hardware? Complain to ARM vendors instead. > inexpensive. As it is, the test runs I do on powerpc mean very little > to my target developer audience. I list them purely for novelty to > show efficacy. Good for you, thanks for sharing. >> If you don't want to use the AIX machine then don't use it > I indeed log out instantaneously upon getting the AIX server message > if I happen to accidentally wander onto one of the machines Good for you, thanks for sharing. _______________________________________________ cfarm-users mailing list cfarm-users@lists.tetaneutral.net https://lists.tetaneutral.net/listinfo/cfarm-users
