Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 08:37:46 -0800 From: Justin Hibbits <jhibbits@freebsd.org> To: "Steven C. Peterson" <scp@mainstream.net> Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OpenPower based systems Message-ID: <20141116083746.17c3beeb@zhabar.attlocal.net> In-Reply-To: <09EF9CAA-CAD4-4087-99BE-179CFD508CBC@mainstream.net> References: <09EF9CAA-CAD4-4087-99BE-179CFD508CBC@mainstream.net>
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On Wed, 12 Nov 2014 18:09:14 -0500 "Steven C. Peterson" <scp@mainstream.net> wrote: > We am in line to get 2 (possibly 3 if funds allow) OpenPower Servers, > these Reference systems for the new white-box Power servers running > with Power 8 Chips > > Details on the Machines at: http://www.tyan.com/campaign/openpower/ > <http://www.tyan.com/campaign/openpower/>; Details on OpenPower: > http://openpowerfoundation.org/ <http://openpowerfoundation.org/>; > > We are willing to donate time on these machines to the FreeBSD > Project with the goals of getting it to be a fully supported > platform. We are scheduled to have these machines early December, > Currently we can get the loaded with Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora, or Rhel) > > We will handle the cost of running the machines and providing access > to them, right now based on the documents the onboard Lights out is > not functional, so we will have to work with persons on this list to > test. > > BTW we can obtain these machines as a tyan partner for anyone who > wants them. We have been told there is no limit at this time. They > are being built and Shipped from Hong Kong as fast as they can -- > Steven C. Peterson > Mainstream Technology Group > scp@mainstream.net > Office: (603)966-4607 x 2409 > Cell/SMS: (603) 913-7006 > Skype: datagen24 > > > That's fantastic! What's needed for developers to gain access to these machines? I'm very interested in getting FreeBSD on this Power8 reference system. - Justin
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