Subject: Re: WWW kernel compile facility...
To: None <current-users@netbsd.org>
From: Lindgren, Jon <jlindgren@espus.com>
List: current-users
Date: 10/04/1999 16:17:59
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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 FACE=3D"Courier New">Sure thing.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">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 FACE=3D"Courier New">Please CC my home address, =
jonl@yubyub.net, as I'll look for excess hardware tonight...</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">Come to think of it, I may have =
this machine free, but I have to check:</FONT>
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<P> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Courier New">Dual PPro 180s (waiting for that second processor =
to actually work...)</FONT></P>
<P> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Courier New">3 x 4GB SCSI drives</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Courier New">DEC 21140 ethernet</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=3D2 =
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">-Jon Lindgren</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New"> "My employer =
apologizes for their love of markup."</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> -----Original =
Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> From: David Forbes [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:david@flossy.u-net.com">mailto:david@flossy.u-net.com</A>=
]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> Sent: Monday, October 04, =
1999 3:46 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> To: =
port-i386@netbsd.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> Cc: =
current-users@netbsd.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> Subject: WWW kernel =
compile facility...</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> ...a couple of times in =
recent history one person or another has said:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> "wouldn't it be cool =
to have a web site where you can fill in </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> a form and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> have a custom kernel built =
for you?"</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> It occured to me that it =
wouldn't be too difficult to arrange, so I</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> obtained a cheap second =
hand machine, negociated a permanent internet</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> connection and developed a =
simple perl script driven arrangement to do</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> this.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> All things being equal I =
would now like to be annoucing the URL, but I</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> can't because the =
organisation that promised me an internet </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> connection has</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> pulled out. So now =
I'm left with a 90% complete system running on a</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> machine for which I have =
no other purpose.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> Is there anyone on this =
list who is able (or knows someone </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> who would be</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> able) to take this machine =
an give it an ethernet connection, at a</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> reasonable cost? At =
this stage I'm prepared to pay reasonable costs,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> personally, and meet all =
usage/security restrictions. (The </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> machine has no</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> software installed that it =
doesn't need.)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> I would envisage that one =
of two things will happen:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> =
a) The service will be incredibly =
popular, and other</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> people/organisations with =
bigger/better resources will ask </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> for copies of</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> the scripts.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> =
b) The service will sink without =
trace.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> ...either of which should =
happen within about 4-6 months.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> I'd appreciate any =
help/suggestions, particularly from people </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> in the UK.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> Cheers,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> David.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> PS - The machine will only =
compile i386 kernels at the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> moment, but since</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> I'm an arm32 person it'll =
be cross-compiling eventually, too...</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> PPS - I'd love to just run =
the site from some standard web </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> server, like</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> geocities, but let's face =
it, a NetBSD box has to do the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> compile, which</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> means downloading and then =
uploading the results, which would </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> take ages</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> over a modem.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">> </FONT>
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