>>>>> "PICCA" == PICCA Frederic-Emmanuel >>>>> <frederic-emmanuel.pi...@synchrotron-soleil.fr> writes:
PICCA> Hello >> Debian has from time to time funded hardware for people doing >> important work. I'd definitely be happy to receive a >> reimbursement request for such hardware from Debian developrs. >> For non DDs, I would want a DD involved in our GPU ecosystem >> (like yourself) to confirm the people doing the work have the >> necessary skills. We'd ask that people write regular status >> reports to let us know how our money is helping Debian. See >> https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/DPL/AskingForMoney for initial >> instructions on such requests. That links to a reimbursements >> page with the formal process. PICCA> What about AMD sponsoring Debian via providing GPU to the PICCA> Debian community, whcih should be added to the buildd or in a PICCA> porterbox ? I'm hoping there's no need for a GPU on a buildd. That would mean that the software required an active GPU to *build*, which seems problematic on a number of fronts. If AMD wants to sponsor Debian by giving us some hardware, I definitely think we should see if we can make that work. --Sam