vmware 6.x on FreeBSD bounty accepted! Call for 64-bit testsystem...

[Andrew Edwards]

> On Monday 10 September 2007 13:15:09 George Hartzell wrote:
> > rsync.net writes:
> >  > [...]
> >  > We at rsync.net are happy to announce that Orlando Bassotto has 
> > accepted  > the bounty we published some months ago to 
> update vmware 
> > support on  > FreeBSD to 6.x, the latest release version.
> >  >
> >  > The original bounty is detailed here:
> >  >
> >  > http://www.rsync.net/resources/notices/2007cb.html
> >  >
> >  > Orlando has expressed a need for an x86-64 machine, loaded with 
> > FreeBSD  > 6.2, and available on a fixed IP for testing.  
> If you have 
> > such a system  > and can donate the use of it for a few weeks, it 
> > would be greatly  > appreciated.  Please contact rsync.net at:
> >  > [...]
> > 
> > Hi John,
> > 
> > I might be able to help with a machine.  I have a couple 
> that aren't 
> > being used at the moment and could set one up running 6.2 easily.
> > 
> > My only problem is that I'm going to be away from 
> 6/13->6/27 or so and 
> > won't be able to physically touch the machine during that 
> period.  If 
> > it needs to be poked, prodded, kicked, or stroked, we'll be out of 
> > luck.  It'll also be running in my basement and my outbound 
> bandwidth 
> > isn't huge.
> 
> I might be able to help out on that. I have static numbers on 
> a 6000/768 DSL. 
> Not sure that's enough but i'd be willing to host it if it would help.
> I'm a little strapped for time so if you could setup the OS 
> that would help me. I'll be out 9/14-16 but otherwise 
> available. If needed, i have an 8channel remote switch that i 
> use for kicking the DSL modem that i could setup for poking 
> this box, too.
> 
> > I'm in Oakland, CA, and if you have offices in the Bay area I'd be 
> > happy to drop a machine off for you to use for a bit.
> 
> I live in SF in the sunset.
> 
> 
> > Alternatively, maybe someone else on freebsd-emulation in 
> the Bay area 
> > would be willing to host it for a bit.
> > 
> > If it sounds like my machine would be helpful, let me know.
> 
> Let me know too.
> 
> mario;>
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Hi,
I'd love to help with this and I can also setup a box for you to use.
Do you have any other requirements, amount of ram etc.?