FreeBSD Developers' Want List

mbadolato writes "FreeBSD.org has set up a donations page with a list of items that need, in order to further development efforts. Mind you, this is a normal needs list in terms of equipment, and not a want list such as the crew in Sneakers provided to the government... ;-) From the page: 'This page lists various developer hardware needs. If you are interested in supporting the FreeBSD Project, you might consider donating some piece of hardware on this list to the Project. We provide the FreeBSD username of the developer who needs a resource, the country they are in (for shipping purposes), the equipment they desire, and the use to which that equipment will be put. For information on tax deductions and process, please see the information on the main FreeBSD Donation Liason office page. If you would like to donate something on this list, please contact [e-mail].' And the list follows. Please visit the page, look at the list, and if you have any of the needed items that you can spare, please donate it to help the development effor along!"

This is news?

[zaft]

What makes this particularly newsworthy? NetBSD has had such a list for ages (http://www.netbsd.org/contrib/hardware.html)

Re:This is news?

[MavEtJu]

You're right, it wouldn't be newsworthy if it was the /NetBSD/ project who had setup such a list. But then, if you would have read the article, you would have known it is the /FreeBSD/ project who has setup the list.

The NetBSD project != the FreeBSD project, and the attitude you showed doesn't do good to any of them.

Re:This is news?

[MobyTurbo]

What makes this particularly newsworthy? NetBSD has had such a list for ages

What makes this newsworthy is that FreeBSD development is venturing into the multiplatform realm tread previously only by NetBSD and to a lesser extent OpenBSD. Hence they are asking for more equipment to make ports of FreeBSD to - after being only on the Intel and Alpha platforms for years. This is quite newsworthy.

Re:Wait one second...

[Strog]

That could be legit. If nuking Redmond gets the xbox ported then maybe that's what needs done. MS can't change specs, go after mod chips, etc. if headquarters is a glowing lump of glass.

If you can't donate hardware, donate time

[MobyTurbo]

If you can't donate hardware, donate your computer skills. The Junior Kernel hacker TODO list [freebsd.org] gives some examples of much-needed projects.

Re:Poul's list

[jmallett]

Make me a sammich.

I'm dictating tasks too, deal with it and shut the fuck up.

Thanks,
juli.