There, that's the kind of offer I've been looking for :) Something a bit better than an Ultra1 will be needed though. At the minimum, a dual proc Ultra2, Ultra30, or E250, or something along those lines.
Thanks On Thu, Sep 22, 2005 at 12:09:20PM -0400, Stephen Frost wrote: > * Frans Pop ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > On Thursday 22 September 2005 16:03, Ben Collins wrote: > > > What we lack is someone pointing to an IP address saying, saying > > > "Here's an 8-way UltraSPARC 4000 hosted on a multihomed T3, here's root > > > access, we wont touch the box, and it will be there for as long as you > > > need it. I, the company president, personally ok use of our resources > > > for Debian." > > > > So who has the contacts to arrange something like this (although I guess > > slightly lower specs would still be acceptable)? > > As I understand it debian-sparc is effectively dead if an extra machine is > > not found on this basis. > > I've been working this issue through my management folks. I need to > write up a briefing on why it'd be good for us to host it and I've been > slacking on that- sorry. :/ I'll try to write the briefing and get on > the director's schedule next week. I'd need the actual sparc box but it > sounds like we've got the hardware. I do have an ultra1 I could use but > it sounds like there's much better available. > > Assuming management approves, it'd be on a multihomed network on a fibre > ring, I think we have something like 15Mbs from our ISPs. It'd be in > one of the labs I'm the lab manager for behind 2 badge readers with very > limited access and probably in a locked rack (assuming it's a rack-mount > machine). > > Anyway, I've been working with vorlon and dilinger (iirc) on it and > hopefully will have something positive to talk about next week. > > Thanks, > > Stephen -- Ubuntu - http://www.ubuntu.com/ Debian - http://www.debian.org/ Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ SwissDisk - http://www.swissdisk.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
