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1.228     jufi       18: <h2><font color="#e00000">Hardware wanted</font></h2>
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1.1       deraadt    20:
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>
1.1       deraadt    32: <p>
                     33:
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.
1.1       deraadt    46:
1.90      deraadt    47: <hr>
1.22      deraadt    48:
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 &amp; 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>
1.325     deraadt    77: <p>
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>A PCI bus analyser would be really useful for working on undocumented hardware,
                     88:     required in Melbourne, contact jsg@openbsd.org
1.403     jsg        89: <li>ThinkPad Dock II or Port Replicator II to aid kernel debugging on
                     90:     a T42 ThinkPad which has no serial otherwise, needed in Melbourne.
                     91:     Contact jsg@openbsd.org
1.368     djm        92: <li>An WPA/WPA2 and 802.1x capable wireless access point in Melbourne
                     93:     (preferably 802.11a capable too).  Contact djm@openbsd.org
1.406     jolan      94: <li>CompactFlash GPRS card such as the Audiovox RTM-8000D needed in Madison, WI.
1.340     deraadt    95:     Contact jolan@openbsd.org
1.406     jolan      96: <li>umodem(4) based EVDO device needed in Madison, WI.
1.375     jolan      97:     Contact jolan@openbsd.org
1.406     jolan      98: <li>Elan Digital Systems U132 USB -&gt; Cardbus Adapter needed in Madison, WI.
1.340     deraadt    99:     Contact jolan@openbsd.org
                    100: <li>A fast, supported hppa workstation (preferable an HP C360) needed in
1.360     dlg       101:     the Netherlands.  Contact kettenis@openbsd.org
1.340     deraadt   102: <li>An amd64 machine needed for RAID development in Brisbane, Australia.
                    103:     Preferably a Sun x4100 or x4200. Contact dlg@openbsd.org
1.360     dlg       104: <li>An HP 8 Internal Port SAS Host Bus Adapter with RAID. Contact
                    105:     dlg@openbsd.org
1.383     steven    106: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ciss&amp;sektion=4">ciss(4)</a>
1.340     deraadt   107:     and
1.383     steven    108:     <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gdt&amp;sektion=4">gdt(4)</a>
1.340     deraadt   109:     RAID cards for bio and bioctl development needed in Austin, Texas, USA.
                    110:     Contact marco@openbsd.org
1.383     steven    111: <li>Fast machine with PCIe bus for <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=mfi&amp;sektion=4">mfi(4)</a> development.  Contact marco@openbsd.org
1.345     deraadt   112: <li>DG AViiON hardware needed in France.
                    113:     Contact miod@openbsd.org
1.349     uwe       114: <li>Several developers need SDIO (any function) and SD/MMC memory cards.
                    115:     Contact uwe@openbsd.org
1.399     mbalmer   116: <li>A CF- and SDIO-attached GPS receiver and GPS receivers that provide a PPS
1.409     mbalmer   117:     signal, especially serially attached ones, for
1.383     steven    118:     <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=nmea&amp;sektion=4">nmea(4)</a>
1.399     mbalmer   119:     development and a Leunig NeoClock (4X NTP) radio clock in Basel,
1.397     mbalmer   120:     Switzerland.  Contact mbalmer@openbsd.org.
1.358     bernd     121: <li>A very fast i386 machine (3GHz and up) for ports development and
                    122:     ports testing needed in Hamburg, Germany. Contact bernd@openbsd.org
1.366     fkr       123: <li>An Option Globetrotter HSDPA/UMTS card and newer Novatel Wireless HSDPA/
                    124:     UMTS cards (Merlin U730, U740 and U870) needed for driver development in
                    125:     Oldenburg, Germany. Contact fkr@openbsd.org.
1.369     drahn     126: <li>A UPS is needed for multi-architecture infrastructure in Central USA.
                    127:     Contact drahn@openbsd.org
1.371     gwk       128: <li>73GB+ scsi drives needed in Windsor, Canada. Contact gwk@openbsd.org
1.380     jason     129: <li>USB/RS-232 adapter based on Cypress 7C63743 and/or 7C64013 for hacking on
1.383     steven    130:     <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ucycom&amp;sektion=4">ucycom(4)</a> needed in Washington DC area.  Contact jason@openbsd.org
1.390     kettenis  131: <li>A Sun Cassini (GigaSwift) NIC needed in the Netherlands.
                    132:     Contact kettenis@openbsd.org
1.391     beck      133: <li>SCSI tape changers (libraries) for hacking on
                    134:     <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ch&amp;sektion=4">
                    135:     ch(4),</a>
                    136:     <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=st&amp;sektion=4">
                    137:     st(4)</a>
                    138:     and related utilities needed in Alberta, Canada. Contact
                    139:     beck@openbsd.org.
1.395     deraadt   140: <li>PATA/SATA drives needed for ATA development in Moscow, Russia
                    141:     or really anywhere else in Western Europe.
1.394     grange    142:     Contact grange@openbsd.org
1.396     martin    143: <li>A fast Alpha machine (preferably a AlphaServer DS20L) needed in Vienna,
                    144:     Austria.  Contact martin@openbsd.org
1.417     brad      145: <li>A switch with at least one 1000baseSX fiber port needed in the Netherlands.
1.400     kettenis  146:     Contact kettenis@openbsd.org
1.416     niallo    147: <li>A Sharp CE-170TS Zaurus serial cable needed in California, USA.
                    148:     Contact niallo@openbsd.org
1.421     deraadt   149: <li>An Intel PRO/10GbE CX4 Server Adapter (PXLA8591CX4) neeed in Calgary, Canada.
                    150:     Contact deraadt@openbsd.org
                    151: <li>An Intel PRO/10GbE SR Server Adapter (PXLA8591SR) needed in Toronto, Canada.
                    152:     Contact brad@openbsd.org
1.417     brad      153: <li>Two 1000baseSX SFP's needed in Toronto, Canada. Contact brad@openbsd.org
1.421     deraadt   154: <li>Three Seagate SATA-II 320GB (ST3320620AS) drives needed in Toronto, Canada.
                    155:     Contact brad@openbsd.org
                    156: <li>An LSI Logic MegaRAID SATA 300-4XLP RAID adapter needed in Toronto, Canada.
                    157:     Contact brad@openbsd.org
                    158: <li>A SATA-II drive around 200GB needed in Budapest, Hungary.
                    159:     Contact robert@openbsd.org
                    160: <li>A fast macppc machine (e.g. a G4) for macppc work in Winsdor.
                    161:     Contact gwk@openbsd.org
                    162: <li>A MP amd64 machine for kvm86 work needed in Windsor.
                    163:     Contact gwk@openbsd.org
                    164: <li>Various models of IBM ServerRAID needed in Moscow.
                    165:     Contact grange@openbsd.org
1.228     jufi      166: </ul>
1.159     fgsch     167: <p>
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1.1       deraadt   169: <hr>
1.404     espie     170: <h2><font color="#e00000">Sofware wanted</font></h2>
                    171: <ul>
                    172: <li>Licences for recent Maple for Linux, or Mathematica, or similar
                    173:     software. I no longer use these for regular work, but I would be willing
                    174:     to try and make sure it can be installed seamlesly through the ports
                    175:     tree.
                    176:     Contact espie@openbsd.org
                    177: </ul>
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