From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 23 05:48:45 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5F8FF6B4 for ; Fri, 23 May 2014 05:48:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from tds-solutions.net (tds-solutions.net [192.99.32.153]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 371B82413 for ; Fri, 23 May 2014 05:48:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from tds-solutions.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tds-solutions.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 32CA7FEE09; Fri, 23 May 2014 01:48:41 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at tds-solutions.net Received: from tds-solutions.net ([127.0.0.1]) by tds-solutions.net (tds-solutions.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id zlMnJRmnCZ7M; Fri, 23 May 2014 01:48:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [192.168.1.35] (24-177-51-95.dhcp.oxfr.ma.charter.com [24.177.51.95]) (Authenticated sender: sorressean) by tds-solutions.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id AE409FECD2; Fri, 23 May 2014 01:48:40 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <537EE15C.3080509@tysdomain.com> Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 01:49:16 -0400 From: "Littlefield, Tyler" Reply-To: tyler@tysdomain.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Erich Dollansky Subject: Re: looking for a platform for contributions References: <537EA775.6040601@tysdomain.com> <20140523114739.2a89a9b0@X220.alogt.com> In-Reply-To: <20140523114739.2a89a9b0@X220.alogt.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 05:48:45 -0000 On 5/22/2014 11:47 PM, Erich Dollansky wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, 22 May 2014 21:42:13 -0400 > "Littlefield, Tyler" wrote: > >> Hello all: >> I have a lot of free time and really wanted to start contributing to >> FreeBSD. I have one issue I was hoping someone could help: >> I am blind and am currently using a Soyoustart server for my main >> server after transitioning. I am currently a bit lost in terms of >> actually getting running with a bsd system. I obviously don't have >> the money to pay for a new dedicated server; are there reasonable >> hosts where I can just quickly reinstall BSD so I can test/etc? >> Obviously price is an issue. If not, is there a good resource where I >> can get a vmware VM that's already set up with 10/ssh or something >> similar? My only limitation right now is just getting something >> installed so I'm not "testing" on my stable server. >> > I use a simple thumb drive for testing when needed. The normal work is > done via the hard disk but the test installations are always done on a > removable media. > > Would this be of help for you? I'm not sure, but I'm leaning toward don't think so. Right now, the only way for me to actually install BSD is to get some form of sighted help from someone, either locally or remotely. The medium is less of an issue than the actual method for installation. Erich -- Take care, Ty http://tds-solutions.net He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; he that dares not reason is a slave.