Hey Merlin, I was taking and keeping track of the pledges for Talos, so I'd be happy to continue.
Martin On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15 PM, Merlin Büge <t...@bluenox07.de> wrote: > Everyone, > > >> We would like to see $20k USD from the community; we'll match (and >> actually slightly exceed) that internally to get the port completed >> and production qualified. From what I understand this amount is very >> close to what had been allocated originally for a Talos coreboot >> build server; the BMC work would allow more KGPE-D16 systems to be >> used to host pieces of coreboot worldwide. > > > What do you think? > > It's not a Talos Workstation, of course, but it would still be a great > step forward, having a performant board like the D8/D16 running fully > libre soft- and firmware with a libre remote management option. > > It seems like the D16 might become a long runner for quite some > people, maybe like the libreboot-compatible GM45 platforms (X200, T400, > T500), so probably this work would be of great benefit! > > > What do you think would be a good way to collect interest? The same way > we were collecting pledges for a Talos build server? > > How could we make pledging for this easily accessible to non mailing > list members? We could set up a very simple webpage for that, maybe > with an email address people can write to if they are willing to > financially support the BMC porting. Or just link to the mailing list > thread? > > Is someone (who is more involved in the community than me) willing to > coordinate gathering pledges, like taking them via email and keeping a > list of them? > > > Thank you, > > Merlin > > > > > >> >> As an added bonus, the BMC work would be directly applicable to the >> KGPE-D16's little sister, the KCMA-D8. The same (or slightly >> modified) BMC firmware should work on both machines. >> >> Thanks! >> >> - -- >> Timothy Pearson >> Raptor Engineering >> +1 (415) 727-8645 (direct line) >> +1 (512) 690-0200 (switchboard) >> https://www.raptorengineering.com >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v1 >> Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ >> >> iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJYfp1mAAoJEK+E3vEXDOFbLZgH/jS05CjmnfIB08X9YeR6qiPo >> mZn1j0QkuEa8bIVQG6DCer405gywPJzaYd3zlahTPBjG2D8LM8F2YEp/KXvB+eId >> kuV8SYqq2W9tTMrrCP4m/5wbfEhku1SpU8j0kEnCD14UCNjjEmd2eJ2ZK6rHJf9p >> YvrGXyzPHBl3fNJaTEoLCGEzhEozX8M4rYdcKpLEbQZXWmJe9r94TXxMD5TIWlkZ >> TPhUsVdrPLpEMmzDSa8EOB3lGx9bMTR+GplKpAHnKg0+ZbeerEePyBnd4rzTjRAj >> Pk/iOvWWwdtYj1W5eIkCHtwsj4coyos1Pjq6opNfNlJQSbvKCZ3kH90TTV2Binc= >> =CT6t >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > Merlin Büge <t...@bluenox07.de> > > -- > coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org > https://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot -- coreboot mailing list: coreboot@coreboot.org https://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot