Adopt a Developer
1.
Project Description
This project aims to connect developers who need resources with people
and companies from the community who want to donate resources. Useful
resources include computer hardware, books, shell accounts, and
anything else that enhances the development process. This project is
not involved with monetary donations; if you wish to donate money,
you may do so through paypal.
If you are a developer looking for monetary resources, then you
may be interested in the
Gentoo Foundation Funding and Expenditures page.
This project does not collect any resources itself, it only acts
a central point of contact for potential donors and individual
developers.
2.
Developers
| Developer |
Nickname |
Role |
| Joshua Jackson |
tsunam |
Member |
All developers can be reached by e-mail using nickname@gentoo.org.
3.
Project Status
This project is out of beta-status. That means that we consider the
project working well. Tough, that doesn't mean we are not open to ideas and
suggestions.If you'd like to share your ideas about the project with us,
we may be contacted at adopt-a-dev@gentoo.org. On some donations
there might be limitations. We recommend a $300 one, because that's below
US-law gift-taxes. This is important since a developer and donor need to sort
that out on their own.
4.
The Need for Resources
A lot of the packages in the tree require specific hardware to test.
For example, cdrtools requires a CD burner, qc-usb requires a QuickCam,
wireless-tools requires a wireless network card, etc. Donating items
like those allows us to ensure they work on the many architectures we
support. Hardware donations can also be used to replace broken parts;
we all know what it's like to lose a hard drive or some other crucial
component. It is especially hard on developers who are students on a
budget. We are always looking to support new architectures or
architectures that have little developer help. Donating rare and exotic
hardware can improve such situations.
Computer hardware isn't the only thing that a developer might find
useful. Gentoo developers can also benefit greatly from technical
books. Books can enhance a developer's ability to solve bugs and
maintain ebuilds. Books can also aid in the development of Gentoo
related software projects like portage.
Passes to technical conferences can help in these areas too.
Shell accounts on remote computers can be used for compiling and
testing packages.
When a developer makes a request, he or she must state the purpose and
what project(s) benefit from it. So, a "needed resource" is anything that
helps accomplish a project related task for a developer. A full system
may be needed in some cases (example, for building releases and testing
live CDs). Some architecture teams are seriously lacking the CPU power to
build GRP releases in a reasonable amount of time.
5.
Community: How to offer Resources
If you wish to donate any of the resources listed in the Developers Seeking Resources section or if you
want to purchase 1 or more of those items and have them shipped to a
developer, then you should submit a completed offer form to get put in touch with the
developer. Do not contact the developer directly, use
adopt-a-dev@gentoo.org. We
like to keep track of things to ensure that our lists are as accurate
and as up to date as humanly possible.
You can also offer up any existing resources you have that are
in working good condition and would enhance the development process.
To be listed in the Community Members
Offering Resources section, submit a completed offer form to
adopt-a-dev@gentoo.org. If
you wish to remain anonymous, please let us know. More details on
privacy in the Privacy Policy.
6.
Developers: How to request Resources
Submit a completed request form to
adopt-a-dev@gentoo.org, a
team member will review the request and post it to the site. The
review process is only meant to ensure that the item can be used for a
Gentoo project and to ensure that the request is clearly written. In
general, we will post all requests. If we find that your request needs
elucidation, then we will contact you. Your request must be sent from
your @gentoo.org e-mail address.
You must be an official Gentoo developer for at least 6 months
before requesting or receiving resources through adopt a developer.
You are limited to 4 open requests at any given time. You may ask for any
of your open requests to be changed or removed to make room for a new
request. There is no hard limit on the amount of resources you receive.
However, please use common sense. Only ask for
things you need and will use to improve Gentoo. Additionally, if you
have gotten hardware through adopt-a-dev and you no longer use the
hardware or have a need for it, please consider offering it to
other developers.
The adopt a developer project strongly encourages developers who get
resources through adopt a developer to write publicly (planet, forums, mailing lists,
etc) about any progress they have made with the help of the donated
resources, what goals they have accomplished, and how the resources
have helped them.
In the event that a user offers a resource and 2 or more developers
want the resource, then the adopt-a-dev team will work with the
developers involved to see if the resource can be shared. If its
something like a complete system, then maybe a shell account could be
setup for the other dev(s) involved. If it is a resource that can't easily be
shared, then maybe the developers could swap the item after a certain
amount of time. If those methods fail, then the resource will go to the
developer who requested it first. The one who requested it first is the
developer whose completed request form arrived first.
7.
Developers Seeking Resources
Hardware (Separated Pieces)
| Developer |
Location |
Qnty |
Resource |
Purpose |
Project |
| Dimitry Bradt |
Oostduinkerke, WVL, Belgium |
1 |
Motherboard: ASUS socket type: s775
Specifics: 2xPCIe ATX, NForce4, DDR2, GLAN, SATARAID, 4xSATA, 2xIDE
Example: ASUS P5ND2-SLI(-deluxe) / Asus P5N-E SLI / ASUS P5B-VM DO
|
Desktop's Motherboard broke and ASUS refuse to repair it. The other
hardware (CPU, RAM, PSU, ...) still works fine.
|
Documentation, Public Relations, Adopt-a-developer, VDR |
| Steev Klimaszewski |
Tulsa, OK, USA |
1 |
orinoco gold usb wireless device |
To help with the drivers. |
mobile
misc
|
| Steev Klimaszewski |
Tulsa, OK, USA |
1 |
Battery for a Japanese Sharp Mebius PC-CB1-CD to replace a dead battery
(model number CE-BN12).
|
So that Steev isn't stuck to a power outlet. |
mobile
misc
|
| Andrew Gaffney |
St. Louis, MO, USA |
1 |
Any linux-supported DEC Alpha workstation with at least a 400MHz
processor, >=128MB of memory, a supported PCI video card, and a CD-ROM
(bonus if it can read CD-RW without a problem).
|
Support for the alpha architecture in the Gentoo Installer. |
alpha installer
|
| Robin Johnson |
Burnaby, BC, Canada |
1 |
SCSI->iSCSI converter |
To maintain iSCSI packages (also replaces the need for the PCI-E scsi
controller above)
|
app-backup
misc
|
| Tiziano Müller |
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe |
1 |
RAM for a SunBlade 100. Either an original Sun or a Kingston KTS6991/256
or KTS6991/512. I probably need a total of 512MB to be able the efficiently
compile stuff on it.
|
I have a SunBlade 100 with a broken RAM. I could help the sparc-Team with
keywording (stable and unstable). |
sparc |
| Roy Marples |
UK, New Forest |
1 |
Token Ring PCI network cards supported by vanilla Linux kernel.
Token Ring MAU (basically a hub).
2 Token Ring cables to connect together.
|
dhcpcd-3 has been re-written from the ground up to be smaller, more
modular, faster and more compliant. It also supports more OS's such as
the BSD family. Along the way, token ring support was dropped as I had
no hardware to test with - if I had the hardware I could add token ring
support back.
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Hardware (Full Systems)
| Developer |
Location |
Qnty |
Resource |
Purpose |
Project |
| Dimitry Bradt |
Oostduinkerke, WVL, Belgium |
1 |
Any macbook and/or Imac with an g3(or later) proc in it.
|
Since i heard the current alt (pre-fix) status, i want to help out on
that arch, since they look for a lot of coworkers. For that to work,
i'll need a Mac w/ at least a G3 proc. I've proven myself usefull before
in the x86 project, but left when i found a bigger interest in Public
relations and User relations. I want to get active again in a more
intense herd :-)
|
Documentation, Public Relations, Adopt-a-developer, VDR |
| Timothy Redaelli |
Milan, Italy |
1 |
Any SPARC64 system from the following list
|
Fixing a kernel alias problem of FreeBSD 6.2 kernel, developing
Gentoo/FreeBSD (and maybe Linux, if I have enough disk space) and to
create stage1,2,3.
|
Gentoo/freebsd
|
Books
| Developer |
Location |
Qnty |
Resource |
Purpose |
Project |
Other
| Developer |
Location |
Qnty |
Resource |
Purpose |
Project |
| Robert Clark |
Wales, UK/Switzerland |
$200 |
He needs to replace the inverter and the CCFL in his laptop. |
Someone broke it at fosdem.org. Please mail us if you
use his the link to paypal in his blog-post (adopt-a-dev@gentoo.org). Another
possibility is donating money to the Foundation
trough paypal
and clearly state that the money is for Robert's laptop repair costs.
The bank details for Robert are: IBAN:CH81 0027 9279 2766 4440
WBIC:UBSWCHZH80A
|
forensics,security and java |
8.
Community Members Offering Resources
| Name |
Location |
Qnty |
Resource |
| Thomas Cort |
Williamstown, VT, USA |
1 |
D-Link DFE-670TXD 10/100Mbps PCMCIA Fast Ethernet Adapter |
| Thomas Cort |
Williamstown, VT, USA |
1 |
CentreCOM 210TS AUI to 10baseT Transceiver |
| Gregory Shikhman |
Detroit, MI, USA |
1 |
Hosting / Shell Accounts on Gentoo/x86 (100mbit, 1000GB/mo transfer) |
| Simon Stelling |
Switzerland |
1 |
1x Firewire/IEEE-1394 PCI-card with a VIA VT6306 chipset and 3 plugs |
| Steve Dibb |
West Jordan, UT, USA |
1 |
SIIG USB 2.0 Dual-Port PCI Host Adapter |
| Steve Dibb |
West Jordan, UT, USA |
1 |
ATI USB RF Remote |
| Steven Oliver |
Bluefield, WV, USA |
1 |
Conexant F1156I/R2F PCI Modem (RS56-PCI Chipset) |
| Steven Oliver |
Bluefield, WV, USA |
1 |
Linksys LNE100TX ver. 5.1 PCI EtherFast 10/100 LAN Card |
| Steven Oliver |
Bluefield, WV, USA |
1 |
Single stick of 512M 133Mhz RAM (possibly made by Memorex) |
| Steven Oliver |
Bluefield, WV, USA |
1 |
Black 3 1/2 inch floppy drive from a Dell. No faceplate. |
| Steven Oliver |
Bluefield, WV, USA |
1 |
White 3 1/2 inch floppy drive. |
| Ryan Gibbons |
Fort Worth, Texas, USA |
1 |
Xen Virtual Server, Unlimited storage within reason, 100MB+ Ram, 100Mbit Burstable, 5Mbit dedicated, unlimited throughput. Backup and Restore points can be created by request. |
| Jann - Ove Risvik |
Norway |
1 |
Shell accounts on a 6/6mbit line with unlimited transfer. |
| Caleb Tennis |
Columbus, IN, USA |
1 |
Book: Serial Communications in C++ ; ISBN 1558281983 |
| Caleb Tennis |
Columbus, IN, USA |
1 |
Book: Programming Perl ; ISBN 0596000278 |
| Richard Fish |
Phoenix, AZ, USA |
1 |
Hitachi HTS721010G9SA00 100GB, 7200rpm, 2.5" SATA HD. |
| Richard Fish |
Phoenix, AZ, USA |
1 |
Hitachi HTS541080G9SA00, 80GB, 5400rpm, 2.5" SATA HD. |
| Steve Dibb |
West Jordan, UT, USA |
1 |
TDK 4800B IDE 52x CD-RW internal drive (beige) |
| Tom Wesley |
UK |
1 |
Sharp Zaurus SL-5500, dock and charger. |
| Thomas Heinrichsdobler |
Germany |
1 |
Belkin Nostromo n50 Speedpad. For supporting nostromo driver (Bug #80623). |
| Patrick Lauer |
Aachen, Germany |
1 |
Access to gentooexperimental.org AMD64 server, useable for webhosting and other services |
| Patrick Lauer |
Aachen, Germany |
1 |
Access to dev.gentooexperimental.org AMD64 server, uncapped 100Mbit connection, 250G diskspace, compile machine |
| Ildar Sagdejev |
Durham, NC, USA |
1 |
External 8X DVD-ROM / 32X CD-ROM drive, connects via PCMCIA card (included) |
| Ildar Sagdejev |
Durham, NC, USA |
1 |
SpeedStream DSL/Cable router (one LAN port only) |
| Mr. Anonymous |
Paris, France |
3 |
Pentium III 800/256/133/1.7V - Slot 1 CPU |
| Mr. Anonymous |
Paris, France |
1 |
Pentium III 866/256/133/1.7V - Slot 1 CPU |
| Mr. Anonymous |
Paris, France |
1 |
Pentium III 800/256/133/1.7V - Socket 370 CPU |
| Mr. Anonymous |
Paris, France |
2 |
Pentium III 733/256/133/1.7V - Socket 370 CPU |
| Mr. Anonymous |
Paris, France |
10 |
128MB Memory DIMM SDRAM *ECC* (Various brands) |
| Wernfried Haas |
Graz, Austria |
1 |
One 256 megs ddr ram module for notebooks. Memtest identifies it as: 166 MHz (DDR 333), CAS 2.5-3-3-7 |
| gibbonsr |
n/a |
1 |
SCSI Drive 10+GB |
| Chad McKissick |
Spokane WA, USA |
1 |
Athlon 64 3500+ processor. ADA3500DIK4BI |
| Gregg Gruen |
Dayton, OH |
1 |
4 SCSI Drives |
| jieryn |
NY, NY |
1 |
Orinoco Gold wireless PCMCIA, p/n: 014916/f, I believe this is an a/b
model, but can't find specifics. A quick bit of googling suggests that
this would work with the linux orinoco wireless driver, in kernel.
|
| Jon Roadleybattin |
n/a |
1 |
2.4GHz P4
ASUS Mobo
2x512 DDR RAM (2100 I think)
a nv6600 AGP gfx card
|
| Daniel Frey |
Vancouver, BC Canada |
1 |
Scanner: HP Scanjet 2300c |
9.
Thank You
The Gentoo project would very much like to thank the following people
for their generosity.
| Donor |
Developer |
Qnty |
Resource |
Purpose |
Project |
| Ryan Gibbons |
Chris White |
1 |
Hosting / Shell Accounts (6mbit, unlimited throughput) |
apache tomcat work |
java |
| Andrey Falko |
Christian Heim |
1 |
A shell account on a single box with root access and permission to reboot when needed. |
Kernel development, testing, and rollout along with other day to day remote development. |
kernel |
| Scott Jubenville |
Chris White |
1 |
Book: Programming perl By Larry Wall, Tom Christiansen, Jon Orwant ISBN: 0-596-00027-8 |
improve perl knowledge to help with perl packages |
perl |
| Richard Fish |
Chris White |
2 |
PC2700 333mhz 512MB RAM |
general development work, improve productivity |
misc |
| Anonymous Benefactor |
Robin Johnson |
1 |
PCI-E SCSI card |
Card required for maintaining packages that deal with tape backup systems. |
App-Backup |
| Gordon Pritchard/SFU |
Robin Johnson |
1 |
IBM LTO3 external tape drive |
Tape drive assisting in testing of backup applications that interact with Tape drives. |
App-Backup |
| Richard Fish |
Steev Klimaszewski |
1 |
Seagate 5400 100GB 2.5" PATA HD |
Upgrade a desktop machine which currently has a 20GB HD or a laptop which currently has a 10GB HD. |
mobile gentopia |
10.
Privacy Policy
We aim to balance the respect for the personal privacy of every donor
and potential donor while recognizing their contribution. Donor and
potential donor e-mail addresses will never be posted on the project
page. By default, names will be posted on the project page in the
Community Members Offering Resources
and Thank You sections. If you wish to
remain anonymous, please let us know in your correspondence with us.
11.
Disclaimer
This project is only responsible for connecting donors with individual
developers. Our responsibilities stop there. We hope all
items donated to Gentoo developers are put to good use improving
Gentoo. We cannot guarantee that a developer will accomplish all of
the goals related to the resource(s) he or she receives.
The project does not deal with organizing shipping, nor do we
deal with disputes between developers and donors.
Gentoo is not a 501(c)(3) organization but is applying for 501(c)(6)
status instead. Therefore, donations are not and will not be
tax-deductible in the U.S. In other countries, the laws will differ --
please check with your lawyer.
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