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1.228 jufi 18: <h2><font color="#e00000">Hardware wanted</font></h2>
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1.325 deraadt 21: The following list outlines hardware that the OpenBSD project could use.
22: There are a number of reasons why developers need hardware, and it is important
23: to first of all realize these reasons:
24: <ul>
25: <li>To support a specific device, normally one which is more rare or new.
26: <li>To be part of their development environment
27: <li>Some types of machines may be different in some way
28: (ie. big-endian or unsigned-char) and ensure that developers
29: write code more carefully.
30: <li>That said, space or power may be at a premium for some people
31: </ul>
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1.78 deraadt 34: If you do not own these devices, but want to help us, we recommend you
1.228 jufi 35: search on <a href="http://www.ebay.com">eBay</a> for the devices. If
1.78 deraadt 36: you do the bidding and then get the device shipped to us, it really
1.325 deraadt 37: helps us. It is better if developers develop, and skip the bidding process,
38: since any time saved can be spent on improving OpenBSD instead.<p>
1.258 david 39:
1.325 deraadt 40: If it is clear which specific developer should be contacted, please do
41: so directly. Otherwise contact <a href="mailto:deraadt@openbsd.org">Theo de Raadt</a>
42: who will pass on the message to whichever developers are in need.<p>
1.22 deraadt 43:
1.325 deraadt 44: Please be very clear as to where you are located!! For larger items this
45: can be very important.
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1.331 jolan 49: <h3><font color="#e00000">Specific developers to contact for various reasons</font></h3>
1.228 jufi 50: <ul>
1.325 deraadt 51: <li>miod@openbsd.org and martin@openbsd.org for "older hardware" in Europe.
52: <li>wvdputte@openbsd.org for shipping assistance inside Europe.
53: <li>deraadt@openbsd.org for any general offers or questions.
54: <li>jsg@openbsd.org for any new wireless equipment.
55: <li>brad@openbsd.org for any new/rare ethernet equipment.
56: </ul>
57: If you do not get a response from these developers, please consider
58: contacting another developer.
1.280 miod 59: <p>
1.1 deraadt 60:
1.331 jolan 61: <h3><font color="#e00000">General device requirements.</font></h3>
1.325 deraadt 62: We try to spread these types of devices around our development community.
1.313 jsg 63: <ul>
1.334 deraadt 64: <li>A few 1U 1Gbit switches with many ports
1.384 deraadt 65: <li>A 10Gbit switch so we can support 10Gbit one day
1.325 deraadt 66: <li>Laptops. These die often enough that our developers need about 2-3
67: replacements a year.
68: <li>Apple Mac powerpc equipment.
1.334 deraadt 69: <li>Faster & smaller sparc64 machines, for instance 1U rack mount machines
1.325 deraadt 70: <li>Any amd64 or faster i386 hardware which comes available
1.343 miod 71: <li>Narrow SCSI disk drives of 2GB or more.
1.325 deraadt 72: <li>Other devices
73: <li>We generally do not need older and "very common" ISA/PCI equipment, since
74: our developers will generally have gotten their hands on these in the
75: past.
1.320 djm 76: </ul>
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1.313 jsg 78:
1.331 jolan 79: <h3><font color="#e00000">Specific devices needed by specific developers</font></h3>
1.228 jufi 80: <ul>
1.389 jsg 81: <li>PCI Express to ExpressCard adapter
82: (ie <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815114009">
83: SUNIX PTE1414</a>,
84: <a href="http://www.sunrichtech.com.hk/assign.asp?keyid=bg1">
85: Sunsway/ST-Lab I-300</a>)
86: needed for driver development in Melbourne. Contact jsg@openbsd.org
87: <li>Agere ET130 based Gigabit Ethernet card
88: (ie <a href="http://www.sunrichtech.com.hk/assign.asp?keyid=bg10">
89: Sunsway/ST-Lab N-260</a>)
90: required in Melbourne to write a driver for it. Contact jsg@openbsd.org
91: <li>A PCI bus analyser would be really useful for working on undocumented hardware,
92: required in Melbourne, contact jsg@openbsd.org
1.403 jsg 93: <li>ThinkPad Dock II or Port Replicator II to aid kernel debugging on
94: a T42 ThinkPad which has no serial otherwise, needed in Melbourne.
95: Contact jsg@openbsd.org
1.368 djm 96: <li>An WPA/WPA2 and 802.1x capable wireless access point in Melbourne
97: (preferably 802.11a capable too). Contact djm@openbsd.org
98: <li>A Via C7 or similar system that supports the Padlock crypto instructions
99: in Melbourne. Contact djm@openbsd.org
1.375 jolan 100: <li>IBM Workpad z50 w/48MB RAM needed in Chicago. Contact jolan@openbsd.org
101: <li>High capacity microdrive (>=2GB) needed in Chicago.
1.340 deraadt 102: Contact jolan@openbsd.org
1.375 jolan 103: <li>CompactFlash GPRS card such as the Audiovox RTM-8000D needed in Chicago.
104: Contact jolan@openbsd.org
105: <li>umodem/umsm EVDO devices other than the Kyocera KPC650 needed in Chicago.
106: Contact jolan@openbsd.org
107: <li>Elan Digital System U132 USB -> Cardbus Adapter needed in Chicago.
1.340 deraadt 108: Contact jolan@openbsd.org
109: <li>A fast, supported hppa workstation (preferable an HP C360) needed in
1.360 dlg 110: the Netherlands. Contact kettenis@openbsd.org
1.340 deraadt 111: <li>An amd64 machine needed for RAID development in Brisbane, Australia.
112: Preferably a Sun x4100 or x4200. Contact dlg@openbsd.org
1.360 dlg 113: <li>An HP 8 Internal Port SAS Host Bus Adapter with RAID. Contact
114: dlg@openbsd.org
1.383 steven 115: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ciss&sektion=4">ciss(4)</a>
1.340 deraadt 116: and
1.383 steven 117: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gdt&sektion=4">gdt(4)</a>
1.340 deraadt 118: RAID cards for bio and bioctl development needed in Austin, Texas, USA.
119: Contact marco@openbsd.org
1.383 steven 120: <li>Fast machine with PCIe bus for <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mfi&sektion=4">mfi(4)</a> development. Contact marco@openbsd.org
1.345 deraadt 121: <li>DG AViiON hardware needed in France.
122: Contact miod@openbsd.org
1.349 uwe 123: <li>Several developers need SDIO (any function) and SD/MMC memory cards.
124: Contact uwe@openbsd.org
1.399 mbalmer 125: <li>A CF- and SDIO-attached GPS receiver and GPS receivers that provide a PPS
126: signal for
1.383 steven 127: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=nmea&sektion=4">nmea(4)</a>
1.399 mbalmer 128: development and a Leunig NeoClock (4X NTP) radio clock in Basel,
1.397 mbalmer 129: Switzerland. Contact mbalmer@openbsd.org.
1.358 bernd 130: <li>A very fast i386 machine (3GHz and up) for ports development and
131: ports testing needed in Hamburg, Germany. Contact bernd@openbsd.org
1.366 fkr 132: <li>An Option Globetrotter HSDPA/UMTS card and newer Novatel Wireless HSDPA/
133: UMTS cards (Merlin U730, U740 and U870) needed for driver development in
134: Oldenburg, Germany. Contact fkr@openbsd.org.
1.369 drahn 135: <li>A UPS is needed for multi-architecture infrastructure in Central USA.
136: Contact drahn@openbsd.org
1.371 gwk 137: <li>73GB+ scsi drives needed in Windsor, Canada. Contact gwk@openbsd.org
1.380 jason 138: <li>USB/RS-232 adapter based on Cypress 7C63743 and/or 7C64013 for hacking on
1.383 steven 139: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ucycom&sektion=4">ucycom(4)</a> needed in Washington DC area. Contact jason@openbsd.org
1.390 kettenis 140: <li>UltraSparc-III workstation (ie. Blade 1000) in the Netherlands.
141: Contact kettenis@openbsd.org
142: <li>A recent Marvell/SysKonnect PCI-X GigE NIC for hacking on
143: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=msk&sektion=4">msk(4)</a> needed in the Netherlands. Contact kettenis@openbsd.org
144: <li>A Sun Cassini (GigaSwift) NIC needed in the Netherlands.
145: Contact kettenis@openbsd.org
1.391 beck 146: <li>SCSI tape changers (libraries) for hacking on
147: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ch&sektion=4">
148: ch(4),</a>
149: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=st&sektion=4">
150: st(4)</a>
151: and related utilities needed in Alberta, Canada. Contact
152: beck@openbsd.org.
1.392 aanriot 153: <li>A high capacity battery (HLI-C3000) for Zaurus needed in France.
154: Contact aanriot@openbsd.org
1.395 deraadt 155: <li>PATA/SATA drives needed for ATA development in Moscow, Russia
156: or really anywhere else in Western Europe.
1.394 grange 157: Contact grange@openbsd.org
1.396 martin 158: <li>A fast Alpha machine (preferably a AlphaServer DS20L) needed in Vienna,
159: Austria. Contact martin@openbsd.org
1.398 drahn 160: <li>A couple of SATA Hard drives for use with armish machines which come
161: with no drives.
162: Contact drahn@openbsd.org
1.400 kettenis 163: <li>A switch with at least one 1000SX fiber port needed in the Netherlands.
164: Contact kettenis@openbsd.org
1.402 marco 165: <li>An IBM Thinkpad T42 (or equivalent) for ACPI development.
166: Contact marco@openbsd.org
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1.404 espie 171: <h2><font color="#e00000">Sofware wanted</font></h2>
172: <ul>
173: <li>Licences for recent Maple for Linux, or Mathematica, or similar
174: software. I no longer use these for regular work, but I would be willing
175: to try and make sure it can be installed seamlesly through the ports
176: tree.
177: Contact espie@openbsd.org
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