All, Thanks to the generosity of the OpenBSD community, enough pledges have come in to take care of replacing the 1U 833mhz alpha build machine!
After coordinating with several people including Theo and other important guiding people behind OBSD, it looks like we're going to begin by purchasing the replacement machine, which I've already initiated with the vendor. As this money is coming out of my pocket right now, I'm counting on you who've expressed confidence in the project (and in me in putting this together) to generously step up and quickly follow-through on your pledges. Every single penny raised will go to cover the cost of the machine and shipping. (And any fees PayPal automatically dings us with, of course.) **ALL** additional funding that might come in will go directly to the project with the intent of using those funds first and foremost for repairing the current machine. You can count on that. That said, I've sent everyone who has pledged to make a donation my PayPal address. If I've missed you or if you'd like to make a donation, there's still time. Email me offlist for my PayPal address. If you would like to make a donation directly to the project, please do so here: http://www.openbsd.com/donations.html and please be sure to say that the donation you're making is for the alpha server. Lastly, PLEASE make an effort to get your donations in to me by 4pm PST July 18th. Again, a heartfelt thanks to all who've contributed and all who are about to do so. It was very exciting to see the call go out and us come together so quickly to take care of the problem. Well done, all. Best, Kevin Smith -- http://www.ebiinc.com : background screening from EBI National & international corporate background checks.
