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

[Mario Theodoridis]

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;>