On Friday 29 February 2008, pedro la peu wrote: > > It would be great if the devs could get back to the list which > > card(s) > > Or you could send whatever you have instead of talking about it.
No. Contacting the devs and making sure you're sending the right stuff is the only reasonable way to do it. This is clearly stated at the top of "want.html" on the site. The real trouble is that often the shipping costs are the prohibitive expense. For example, I was able to pick up a half dozen SGI O2 systems for between $25 and $60 each. Getting each one of them to devs in Europe cost about $60-80 in shipping. Since the O2 machines normally sell in Europe for $500+ (at the time) it was still a bargain even though the shipping cost more than the hardware. It might seem a bit weird, but it's actually very normal. Worse yet, there is the issue of VAT (Value Added Tax) in some countries, so anything you ship means the dev recieving the gear will need to pay tax on it. If you send the wrong hardware, or send broken/non-tested hardware, you've just cost the developer good money in taxes for the garbage. And lastly, the developers are real people with real lives. They are not always able to get back to you through email within the 60 seconds or less which impatient types always insist upon. oga@ will get back to us when/if he has the time. Until then, I'll just be patient. -JCR
