[gentoo-dev] Re: PowerPC Resources at OSU

[R0b0t1]

On Mon, Sep 11, 2017 at 11:29 PM, R0b0t1 <r030t1@×××××.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> (This will be almost a duplicate on the PPC list, but now having more
> information I am sending it to the BSD list as well.)
>
> I apologize in advance if I did anything improper. I misunderstood
> desultory when I asked him what to do earlier. Originally I was
> unwilling to try to associate myself with Gentoo for the purpose of
> this request but I wasn't referred to anyone who could fill out the
> form "for" me.
>
> Having requested OpenPOWER hosting from OSUOSL on Gentoo's behalf, I
> was informed that hosting is already provided to the project.
> Consequently I have two questions:
>
> 1) May I have access to a/the POWER server, or some other suitable
> POWER resource? If not,
> 2) is anyone available to verify that I am associated with the project
> or that I will use the resources for project related work?
>
>
> For any comment to OSU, such as to request closure of the ticket or
> that they go ahead with allocating the VM, please comment and I will
> forward the support ticket to you.
>
>
> My intent is to experiment with the PowerPC architecture, specifically
> features found on newer POWER processors and servers. It is unlikely I
> will ever get to do this on my own as the machines run $10k-$30k. I
> requested services from OSU because GCC was not able to accommodate my
> request for hypervisor access on their system.
>
> However, having finally found the resources I've been looking for this
> whole time, it looks like OSU's nodes are virtualized and won't be
> able to do exactly what I want anyway (i.e. the GCC sysadmin was
> misinformed), so I may have accidentally wasted people's time and
> potentially tarnished Gentoo's reputation. I will make amends as best
> I can.
>
> IBM is willing to fund a node for my use and OSU is willing to deploy
> it pending contact from Gentoo leadership. If there is a machine that
> already exists that I would not disrupt, I would have no problems
> working on existing resources instead if that seems reasonable. The
> GCC server(s) are probably adequate, however I am having lots of
> problems setting up a prefix on those systems because they use CentOS.
> I am trying to fix bugs as best as I am able but it is starting to
> look hopeless.
>
> Excess resources on the donated OSU OpenPOWER machine could be offered
> to other developers or used to run a Tinderbox. It may be a good idea
> to do those things on the already existing machine(s).
>
> Respectfully,
>      R0b0t1

I am in no great hurry to get things moving and don't mind being told
"no," but at a certain point I feel like I will have to tell OSU that
I couldn't figure out who controls their current donation.

Respectfully,
     R0b0t1