Subject: RE: WWW kernel compile facility...
To: 'David Forbes' <david@flossy.u-net.com>
From: Lindgren, Jon <jlindgren@espus.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 10/04/1999 15:54:52
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Sure thing.
Currently my home lab connection is 200k, and it'll be 784k within a few
days. I have a spare IP which I can give to you, and perhaps even a
machine. Drop me a line if you're interrested, and we'll see what we can
do.
Please CC my home address, jonl@yubyub.net, as I'll look for excess hardware
tonight...
Come to think of it, I may have this machine free, but I have to check:
Dual PPro 180s (waiting for that second processor to actually
work...)
3 x 4GB SCSI drives
DEC 21140 ethernet
~128MB RAM
-Jon Lindgren
"My employer apologizes for their love of markup."
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Forbes [mailto:david@flossy.u-net.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 3:46 PM
> To: port-i386@netbsd.org
> Cc: current-users@netbsd.org
> Subject: WWW kernel compile facility...
>
>
> ...a couple of times in recent history one person or another has said:
>
> "wouldn't it be cool to have a web site where you can fill in
> a form and
> have a custom kernel built for you?"
>
> It occured to me that it wouldn't be too difficult to arrange, so I
> obtained a cheap second hand machine, negociated a permanent internet
> connection and developed a simple perl script driven arrangement to do
> this.
>
> All things being equal I would now like to be annoucing the URL, but I
> can't because the organisation that promised me an internet
> connection has
> pulled out. So now I'm left with a 90% complete system running on a
> machine for which I have no other purpose.
>
> Is there anyone on this list who is able (or knows someone
> who would be
> able) to take this machine an give it an ethernet connection, at a
> reasonable cost? At this stage I'm prepared to pay reasonable costs,
> personally, and meet all usage/security restrictions. (The
> machine has no
> software installed that it doesn't need.)
>
> I would envisage that one of two things will happen:
>
> a) The service will be incredibly popular, and other
> people/organisations with bigger/better resources will ask
> for copies of
> the scripts.
>
> b) The service will sink without trace.
>
> ...either of which should happen within about 4-6 months.
>
>
> I'd appreciate any help/suggestions, particularly from people
> in the UK.
>
> Cheers,
>
> David.
>
> PS - The machine will only compile i386 kernels at the
> moment, but since
> I'm an arm32 person it'll be cross-compiling eventually, too...
>
> PPS - I'd love to just run the site from some standard web
> server, like
> geocities, but let's face it, a NetBSD box has to do the
> compile, which
> means downloading and then uploading the results, which would
> take ages
> over a modem.
>
>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sure thing.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Currently my home lab connection is 200k, and it'll =
be 784k within a few days. I have a spare IP which I can give to =
you, and perhaps even a machine. Drop me a line if you're =
interrested, and we'll see what we can do.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Please CC my home address, jonl@yubyub.net, as I'll =
look for excess hardware tonight...</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Come to think of it, I may have this machine free, =
but I have to check:</FONT>
</P>
<P> <FONT SIZE=3D2>Dual PPro =
180s (waiting for that second processor to actually work...)</FONT></P>
<P> <FONT SIZE=3D2>3 x 4GB =
SCSI drives</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=3D2>DEC 21140 =
ethernet</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=3D2>~128MB =
RAM</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-Jon Lindgren</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2> "My employer apologizes for their love of =
markup."</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> From: David Forbes [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:david@flossy.u-net.com">mailto:david@flossy.u-net.com</A>=
]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 3:46 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> To: port-i386@netbsd.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Cc: current-users@netbsd.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Subject: WWW kernel compile facility...</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> ...a couple of times in recent history one =
person or another has said:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> "wouldn't it be cool to have a web site =
where you can fill in </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> a form and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> have a custom kernel built for =
you?"</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> It occured to me that it wouldn't be too =
difficult to arrange, so I</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> obtained a cheap second hand machine, =
negociated a permanent internet</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> connection and developed a simple perl script =
driven arrangement to do</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> this.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> All things being equal I would now like to be =
annoucing the URL, but I</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> can't because the organisation that promised me =
an internet </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> connection has</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> pulled out. So now I'm left with a 90% =
complete system running on a</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> machine for which I have no other =
purpose.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Is there anyone on this list who is able (or =
knows someone </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> who would be</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> able) to take this machine an give it an =
ethernet connection, at a</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> reasonable cost? At this stage I'm =
prepared to pay reasonable costs,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> personally, and meet all usage/security =
restrictions. (The </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> machine has no</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> software installed that it doesn't =
need.)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> I would envisage that one of two things will =
happen:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> a) The service =
will be incredibly popular, and other</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> people/organisations with bigger/better =
resources will ask </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> for copies of</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> the scripts.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> b) The service =
will sink without trace.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> ...either of which should happen within about =
4-6 months.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> I'd appreciate any help/suggestions, =
particularly from people </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> in the UK.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Cheers,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> David.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> PS - The machine will only compile i386 kernels =
at the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> moment, but since</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> I'm an arm32 person it'll be cross-compiling =
eventually, too...</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> PPS - I'd love to just run the site from some =
standard web </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> server, like</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> geocities, but let's face it, a NetBSD box has =
to do the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> compile, which</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> means downloading and then uploading the =
results, which would </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> take ages</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> over a modem.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
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