Another poster brought up a good point: what would the disk size requirements be for such a machine?
a On Fri, Dec 09, 2005 at 08:25:51PM -0800, Jurij Smakov wrote: > Hi, > > As a part of etch release qualifications [0], sparc must have at least one > (preferrably more) developer- and porter- accessible machines. As > vore seems to be intermittently down with hardware problems, it is > the current showstopper for sparc, as pointed out by Steve Langasek. So, > in order to meet this requirement we need some machine(s) and some > hosting. It looks like the latter is harder to come by than the former. > General requirements for such a machine, outlined by Steve are: > > 1. Colocated, with a reasonable expectation that the hosting arrangement > is good in the medium-term. Remote console or power control is a plus. > > 2. A competent local admin. > > 3. A reliable net connection (in particular, hosting it at home on a > DSL/cable line will not cut it, even though the bandwidth requirements > for it are likely to be much less stringent than for a buildd). It also > should not be too heavily firewalled or proxied. > > If you have any ideas on how to arrange something like this, please let > the list know. > > [0] http://wiki.debian.org/sparcEtchReleaseRecertification > > Best regards, > > Jurij Smakov [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Key: http://www.wooyd.org/pgpkey/ KeyID: C99E03CC > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]