On Thu, May 08, 2014 at 04:29:41PM +0100, Michael Meeks wrote: > + HackFest 'pack' / box / Virtual Machines / etc. ? > + idea of the Virtual-Boxes is rather good (Kendy) > + don't want to discourage that. > + Peli-cases for hack-fests would be cool > + 1x powerful machine for icecream master & slave > + fast switch & some ethernet cables, power blocks etc. > + At Gran Canaria - wifi was somewhat flaky etc. > + unable to use icecream - no wired connection. > + Still have hardware to try out (Bjoern) > + can bring to Paris - some quadro / quad CPU thingit > (TDF-owned Sun Ultra 24 with Q9650) > + if we buy new hardware: something like tinderboxes > we have or ... > + alternatives (from ebay): > + refurbished HP DL165 with 24 cores at 1.5K EUR at 1HU/15kg > + refurbished Lenovo W520s at ~1K EUR each (and > plane-suitable) > + total cost sub Eur 5k > AI: + add it to the next Board budget extensions (Michael) > + bit expensive if H/W sits idle rest of the year (Bjoern) > + happy to have it at his place as a tinderbox the rest of > the time (Kendy) > + something that would be permitted to travel with a person > on a plane (Thorsten) > + problems getting people to accept that stuff at the > target location etc. would be a shame to loose it. > AI: + budget for Amazon VM's for hack-fests (Thorsten)
Ok, this viciously Canonical/Ubuntu branded, but its 10xi5 and it fits on a plane in a Pelican box: http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2014/05/the-orange-box-cloud-for-free-man.html Best, Bjoern _______________________________________________ LibreOffice mailing list LibreOffice@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/libreoffice
