Re: [hardware-donations] Sun Enterprise 4500 and Netra T4, USA
On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 08:38:53PM +0200, Martin Michlmayr wrote: > > What are the specifications for that one? > > I'm not sure, but I'll put you in contact with the donor privately so > you can check. Thanks. > > If it's sufficiently modern and beefed up, it might be worth > > shipping it to a place with a fat pipe, but I've no idea if such a > > thing is being practised. I could host it over here in Europe, if we > > decided that kind of a trip was worth it. > > I doubt shipping to Europe is worth it, We won't actually know unless we get some numbers. If we get charged e.g. 750 USD for shipping a large box overseas, that sounds expensive, but if the overhead of finding such a machine and getting it to the right place is large and takes a lot of time to get it online in a decent setting, so large that nobody actually wants to bother, and no progress is made, then those 750 USD were not worth saving. > but it shouldn't be too hard to find hosting in California. Maybe you > want to check whether this box would be useful and whether someone can > host it? We don't have any sort of a database of hosting offers, do we? If we don't, debian-admin should have received a fair few offers back when they posted a public call for hosting of those two machines, so if that info can be collected and verified again, it should be useful. -- 2. That which causes joy or happiness. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [hardware-donations] Sun Enterprise 4500 and Netra T4, USA
* Josip Rodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-06-04 23:03]: > > but it shouldn't be too hard to find hosting in California. Maybe you > > want to check whether this box would be useful and whether someone can > > host it? > We don't have any sort of a database of hosting offers, do we? I don't think so. -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [hardware-donations] Sun Enterprise 4500 and Netra T4, USA
On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 11:12:28PM +0200, Martin Michlmayr wrote: > > > but it shouldn't be too hard to find hosting in California. Maybe you > > > want to check whether this box would be useful and whether someone can > > > host it? > > We don't have any sort of a database of hosting offers, do we? > > I don't think so. Maybe it would be worth setting up a separate (archived) mail alias @d.o and then tell people that they can send information there. Mind if I bring this up on -project so that we get some broader input? -- 2. That which causes joy or happiness. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [hardware-donations] Sun Enterprise 4500 and Netra T4, USA
* Josip Rodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-06-04 15:52]: > An E4500 is more or less a shipping nightmare. Do they have its rack mount > kit? Which CPUs are in it, and how many of them? Another person in England > recently told me about a similar possible donation, and they also have no > idea how to ship it... ... > A Netra T4 is a 4U server which should be pretty modern, and likely worth > having. What are the specifications for that one? I'm not sure, but I'll put you in contact with the donor privately so you can check. > If it's sufficiently modern and beefed up, it might be worth > shipping it to a place with a fat pipe, but I've no idea if such a > thing is being practised. I could host it over here in Europe, if we > decided that kind of a trip was worth it. I doubt shipping to Europe is worth it, but it shouldn't be too hard to find hosting in California. Maybe you want to check whether this box would be useful and whether someone can host it? -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [hardware-donations] Sun Enterprise 4500 and Netra T4, USA
On Mon, Jun 04, 2007 at 10:40:12AM +0200, Martin Michlmayr wrote: > Is anyone interested in the following machines for Debian related > work? The machines are currently located in Carlsbad, CA, near Lego > Land. > > > We recently freed up some old Sun hardware that we're willing to donate > > for the cost of shipping. Available are: > > > > - Sun Enterprise 4500 > > - Sun Netra T4 An E4500 is more or less a shipping nightmare. Do they have its rack mount kit? Which CPUs are in it, and how many of them? Another person in England recently told me about a similar possible donation, and they also have no idea how to ship it... A Netra T4 is a 4U server which should be pretty modern, and likely worth having. What are the specifications for that one? If it's sufficiently modern and beefed up, it might be worth shipping it to a place with a fat pipe, but I've no idea if such a thing is being practised. I could host it over here in Europe, if we decided that kind of a trip was worth it. In general, someone should ask an overseas shipping company for the price of shipping of such large and heavy boxes. We're mostly speculating on how expensive it would be, but Debian has money in the bank that's not being used otherwise, so it might not be so expensive after all. -- 2. That which causes joy or happiness. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[hardware-donations] Sun Enterprise 4500 and Netra T4, USA
Is anyone interested in the following machines for Debian related work? The machines are currently located in Carlsbad, CA, near Lego Land. > We recently freed up some old Sun hardware that we're willing to donate > for the cost of shipping. Available are: > > - Sun Enterprise 4500 > - Sun Netra T4 -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
