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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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1.22 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 & 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
1.436 jsg 89: <li>Powermac G5 with PCI Express for driver development/macppc testing
90: in Melbourne. Contact jsg@openbsd.org
91: <li>UltraSPARC III machine with PCI Express for driver development/sparc64
92: testing in Melbourne. Contact jsg@openbsd.org
1.368 djm 93: <li>An WPA/WPA2 and 802.1x capable wireless access point in Melbourne
94: (preferably 802.11a capable too). Contact djm@openbsd.org
1.406 jolan 95: <li>CompactFlash GPRS card such as the Audiovox RTM-8000D needed in Madison, WI.
1.340 deraadt 96: Contact jolan@openbsd.org
1.406 jolan 97: <li>umodem(4) based EVDO device needed in Madison, WI.
1.375 jolan 98: Contact jolan@openbsd.org
1.406 jolan 99: <li>Elan Digital Systems U132 USB -> Cardbus Adapter needed in Madison, WI.
1.340 deraadt 100: Contact jolan@openbsd.org
101: <li>A fast, supported hppa workstation (preferable an HP C360) needed in
1.360 dlg 102: the Netherlands. Contact kettenis@openbsd.org
1.340 deraadt 103: <li>An amd64 machine needed for RAID development in Brisbane, Australia.
104: Preferably a Sun x4100 or x4200. Contact dlg@openbsd.org
1.383 steven 105: <li><a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ciss&sektion=4">ciss(4)</a>
1.340 deraadt 106: and
1.383 steven 107: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=gdt&sektion=4">gdt(4)</a>
1.340 deraadt 108: RAID cards for bio and bioctl development needed in Austin, Texas, USA.
109: Contact marco@openbsd.org
1.383 steven 110: <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 111: <li>DG AViiON hardware needed in France.
112: Contact miod@openbsd.org
1.349 uwe 113: <li>Several developers need SDIO (any function) and SD/MMC memory cards.
114: Contact uwe@openbsd.org
1.399 mbalmer 115: <li>A CF- and SDIO-attached GPS receiver and GPS receivers that provide a PPS
1.409 mbalmer 116: signal, especially serially attached ones, for
1.383 steven 117: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=nmea&sektion=4">nmea(4)</a>
1.399 mbalmer 118: development and a Leunig NeoClock (4X NTP) radio clock in Basel,
1.397 mbalmer 119: Switzerland. Contact mbalmer@openbsd.org.
1.358 bernd 120: <li>A very fast i386 machine (3GHz and up) for ports development and
121: ports testing needed in Hamburg, Germany. Contact bernd@openbsd.org
1.431 fkr 122: <li>A Vodafone mobile connect 'super 3G' USB modem, an Option GT 3G+ and
123: newer Novatel Wireless HSDPA/UMTS cards (Merlin U730 and U870) needed
124: for driver development in Oldenburg, Germany. Contact fkr@openbsd.org.
1.369 drahn 125: <li>A UPS is needed for multi-architecture infrastructure in Central USA.
126: Contact drahn@openbsd.org
1.371 gwk 127: <li>73GB+ scsi drives needed in Windsor, Canada. Contact gwk@openbsd.org
1.380 jason 128: <li>USB/RS-232 adapter based on Cypress 7C63743 and/or 7C64013 for hacking on
1.383 steven 129: <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 130: <li>A Sun Cassini (GigaSwift) NIC needed in the Netherlands.
131: Contact kettenis@openbsd.org
1.391 beck 132: <li>SCSI tape changers (libraries) for hacking on
133: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ch&sektion=4">
134: ch(4),</a>
135: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=st&sektion=4">
136: st(4)</a>
137: and related utilities needed in Alberta, Canada. Contact
138: beck@openbsd.org.
1.395 deraadt 139: <li>PATA/SATA drives needed for ATA development in Moscow, Russia
140: or really anywhere else in Western Europe.
1.394 grange 141: Contact grange@openbsd.org
1.396 martin 142: <li>A fast Alpha machine (preferably a AlphaServer DS20L) needed in Vienna,
143: Austria. Contact martin@openbsd.org
1.417 brad 144: <li>A switch with at least one 1000baseSX fiber port needed in the Netherlands.
1.400 kettenis 145: Contact kettenis@openbsd.org
1.421 deraadt 146: <li>An Intel PRO/10GbE CX4 Server Adapter (PXLA8591CX4) neeed in Calgary, Canada.
147: Contact deraadt@openbsd.org
148: <li>An Intel PRO/10GbE SR Server Adapter (PXLA8591SR) needed in Toronto, Canada.
149: Contact brad@openbsd.org
1.417 brad 150: <li>Two 1000baseSX SFP's needed in Toronto, Canada. Contact brad@openbsd.org
1.421 deraadt 151: <li>Three Seagate SATA-II 320GB (ST3320620AS) drives needed in Toronto, Canada.
152: Contact brad@openbsd.org
153: <li>An LSI Logic MegaRAID SATA 300-4XLP RAID adapter needed in Toronto, Canada.
154: Contact brad@openbsd.org
1.426 gwk 155: <li>A fast macppc machine (e.g. a G4) for macppc work in Winsdor, Canada
1.421 deraadt 156: Contact gwk@openbsd.org
1.425 grange 157: <li>A few SCSI drives (preferably of the same size) with cables for
158: <a href="http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=ips&sektion=4">
159: ips</a> driver development needed in Moscow, Russia.
1.421 deraadt 160: Contact grange@openbsd.org
1.427 martin 161: <li>A G4 Powermac USB keyboard needed in Vienna, Austria.
162: Contact martin@openbsd.org
1.428 jasper 163: <li>A 20/40GB laptop harddisk needed in the Netherlands.
164: Contact jasper@openbsd.org
1.429 bernd 165: <li>A battery for an IBM Thinkpad X31 is needed in Hamburg, Germany.
166: Contact bernd@openbsd.org
1.430 otto 167: <li>An LCD monitor, for example 20" (1600x1050) with DVI connector needed
168: in Heemstede, the Netherlands. Contact otto@openbsd.org
1.432 dim 169: <li>Any Intel
170: <a href="http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/Q965_Q963/index.htm">Q965</a>
171: or <a href=http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/G965/index.htm>G965</a>
172: chipset-based (e.g. with integrated graphics) machine, needed for hacking on
173: X hardware acceleration support in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
174: Contact dim@openbsd.org
1.434 claudio 175: <li>Marvell based SDIO Wireless cards and Marvell based USB adaptors, for
176: example the Xbox360 wireless adaptor needed in Switzerland. Contact
177: claudio@openbsd.org or mglocker@openbsd.org
178: <li>Two UltraSPARC-II 450MHz CPUs and additional RAM for an Enterprise 420R
179: needed in Zurich, Switzerland. Contact claudio@openbsd.org
1.435 pedro 180: <li>A 2048 bytes/sector storage device needed in Munich, Germany. Contact
181: pedro@openbsd.org
1.437 miod 182: <li>Any device (monitor or projector) able to output a 1728x2304 image,
183: sync on green, with either a 13W3 or an HD15 connector needed in Toulouse,
184: France. Contact miod@openbsd.org, short-term loan acceptable.
1.438 ray 185: <li>A Soekris Board and Case, power supply, and 512+ MB compact flash card
186: needed in NYC, United States. Contact ray@openbsd.org.
1.440 tom 187: <li>An amd64 with more than 4 GB RAM for hacking on large memory support
188: in i386 and amd64, needed in London, UK. Contact tom@openbsd.org.
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1.438 ray 193: <h2><font color="#e00000">Software wanted</font></h2>
1.404 espie 194: <ul>
1.438 ray 195: <li>Licenses for recent Maple for Linux, or Mathematica, or similar
1.404 espie 196: software. I no longer use these for regular work, but I would be willing
1.438 ray 197: to try and make sure it can be installed seamlessly through the ports
1.404 espie 198: tree.
199: Contact espie@openbsd.org
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