Re: [gentoo-dev] Appropriate location to publish experimental stages for Alt

[Johnson Steward]

Actually it's tougher than it seems to be as I've only succeeded a few
times in successfully
building such a system and tons of efforts to reproduce it failed
(probably because of failing
to take down __exactly__ what I did to make it the first time :/).

I'm still trying to get things right (trying to grab the idea of the
differences between stage[1-4],
and trying to reproduce the build stably). I've CC'ed this thread to
gentoo-...@lists.gentoo.org,
hope that helps.

2017-09-10 7:10 GMT+08:00 Robin H. Johnson <robb...@gentoo.org>:
> On Sat, Sep 09, 2017 at 11:51:27PM +0800, Johnson Steward wrote:
>> I've been messing with Gentoo FreeBSD these days and, finally, got to the
>> current latest version available. As upgrading is really a tiring process
>> (lots and lots and lots of bootstrapping the tool chain and bunches of
>> blocks in the current stages), I'm thinking of sharing my currently working
>> system as a staged for further testing for those who are interested.
> Find a developer on the Gentoo/FreeBSD team ideally, and get the content
> over to Infra.
> Goes to woodpecker:/space/experimental-local/bsd/freebsd/ which will
> mirror out to http://distfiles.gentoo.org/experimental/bsd/freebsd/
>
> Should ideally be all of stage[1234], including CONTENTS and DIGESTS
> files.
>
> --
> Robin Hugh Johnson
> Gentoo Linux: Dev, Infra Lead, Foundation Asst. Treasurer
> E-Mail   : robb...@gentoo.org
> GnuPG FP : 11ACBA4F 4778E3F6 E4EDF38E B27B944E 34884E85
> GnuPG FP : 7D0B3CEB E9B85B1F 825BCECF EE05E6F6 A48F6136

[gentoo-dev] Appropriate location to publish experimental stages for Alt

[Johnson Steward]

Hello,

I've been messing with Gentoo FreeBSD these days and, finally, got to the
current latest version available. As upgrading is really a tiring process
(lots and lots and lots of bootstrapping the tool chain and bunches of
blocks in the current stages), I'm thinking of sharing my currently working
system as a staged for further testing for those who are interested.

Yet I can't come up with an appropriate location for the stage4 to be
hosted. 1.4GB is obviously too large for a pastebin even if
bzip2-compressed, and consumer-level cloud storage providers like Google
Drive or OneDrive will create unnecessary chaos when trying to actually
install the system (virtually impossible to interact with that
JavaScript-based system within the FreeBSD livecd), and I don't have an
account for Google Cloud Storage or AWS either.

Is there a suitable location to host such a stage? I'm currently not a
Gentoo developer, yet I really want my work to benefit the Gentoo FreeBSD
community.

Thanks,

Johnson Steward

Re: [gentoo-dev] Server hardaware give away (misc archs)

[Johnson Steward]

Well, I guess the owner of the machines may want them to be under personal
possession, be taken care of personally and, hopefully, extend the love he
has with them even though he had to part with them. Sentiment towards old
friends, you know :)

Johnson Steward

2017/09/09 22:39 "William L. Thomson Jr." <wlt...@o-sinc.com>:

> On Sat, 9 Sep 2017 11:45:23 +0800 (HKT)
> Brendan Horan <bren...@horan.hk> wrote:
> >
> > Its all well and good to ask, I don't mind.
> > However systems like this need good , caring owners not a
> > "board/trust " group. I don't mean that in a disrespecting way.
> > They just need a little more attention and up keep.
>
> FYI, it becomes the responsibility of Gentoo Infra not the
> Trustees/Foundation. The board would just facilitate any financial and
> legal/customs. Once the equipment is under Gentoo control. It is handed
> off to infra. Infra maintains the server, controls where it is hosted
> at, etc. They should be able to "take care" of the equipment.
>
> I would not be concerned with Infra caring for the any hardware.
> Physical stuff would be up to the hosting provider. Making sure its not
> on fire, or other.
>
> --
> William L. Thomson Jr.
>

Re: [gentoo-dev] Server hardaware give away (misc archs)

[Johnson Steward]

Hi Brendan,

I'm in Beijing and interested in these machines, especially the SPARC.
Though not a Gentoo Dev, In recently struggling with Gentoo BSD and,
hopefully, have some experience with Gentoo. It would be great if I can get
one and test the packages on that system and, hopefully, contribute to the
not-so-popular architectures.

Yours,

2017/09/06 8:20 "Brendan Horan" :

Hi everyone,

I have some hardware I would like to see go to a good home.
I would prefer it to be someone working with Gentoo.
That was my goal, but life changes :)


I have the following :
* HP j6750 (2x cpu PA-RSIC)
* HP Zx2000 Itanium2 (single cpu) (custom 4ru unit)
* IBM Power 6+ p560 (dual cpu)
* Sun SPARC T5120 (single cpu)

The systems are all in working order. With decent specs.
All have 8gb of memory or more
All have at least 2 disks (ranging from 32gb to 300gb)
I have some misc spares for all of the above.
If you want more details on any of the systems please ask.
You can also catch me on IRC @ #gentoo-proxy-maint


Ideally I would want to ship it to one location.
If you then wanted to ship interstate/country from that point I don't care.
I live in Hong Kong, no one hear but scrap metal places what this kit.
I don't mind helping pay some of the shipping costs.
I do not want payment for the systems, just a good home vs the scrap heap.

Thanks
Brendan