From owner-freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Sat Apr 28 14:13:24 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD0DCFB0692; Sat, 28 Apr 2018 14:13:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@disroot.org) Received: from knopi.disroot.org (knopi.disroot.org [178.21.23.139]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2EFC48D9E5; Sat, 28 Apr 2018 14:13:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@disroot.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by disroot.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 201EF2E075; Sat, 28 Apr 2018 16:13:22 +0200 (CEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=disroot.org; s=mail; t=1524924802; bh=GM7lVvArRv/I63Q4hw5aY0MHRfhsKmN460ejXCBTqqk=; h=Subject:To:Cc:References:From:Date:In-Reply-To; b=JJFloeGIwFEqpgjRdI0zi6+4mj+OAg1f1ahmqLW2vTKDAffJGuE63fXVP8hsnr1Cm 7lsiVMELO5raXZbq3oa0/dFUWv0tGiZ2+ciKEzF7pkrf303FcfkNlkNx0acj4gFIuJ TUv/cztBwO2zbyfTpnHAlE9JWHdgcuyhvd6tzYJmGS8wzlp0h/lzr8/on6wyMYbXx2 ogRgO5U5EDfX5dUJvtzzCzWk1jliu6PpNOCBvvxx54eLFOATJoVgujWjeVCwyZCoFU xuhwl63yCc4Y1kMqiiykQVo8kmkV3E5BXqI3p7xKiokTbuDqthaRb8594M74izdk1Z SHps6YMn9/btw== X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at disroot.org Received: from knopi.disroot.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail01.disroot.lan [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id X1424zeqgOKI; Sat, 28 Apr 2018 16:13:20 +0200 (CEST) Subject: Re: Can we please finally solve Dell's racadm for FreeBSD? Advice needed DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=disroot.org; s=mail; t=1524924800; bh=GM7lVvArRv/I63Q4hw5aY0MHRfhsKmN460ejXCBTqqk=; h=Subject:To:Cc:References:From:Date:In-Reply-To; b=ldkJC4l7zs2yM2elkfm27NzXxlxTu5Bi0sJFza0rH5tcqfZZ4xN2jDpOYkGZjwrG9 oxvOQY9ooC33X+yTobsMbzWVGow060CRiei2iYJw5E+aoXm8nyIqSvzIkiPfo019I+ nKs7BW0ebv0PnqJhvEXk4KXXpybjfjKRP2yB20vVBr6N1im7TW+/8uU/F54msMqfEC Ri8To82M6sRTyAAEoV7/7Zvjh3r+XDRo2ycmyObDbKy7wkquF/JArjlZiBqZhD8hx0 Qf4wn/j4b3hPHU0qhmEijbV0cD61QKwQwHgR9yxb6dE0ZLbhBF6D8sdJD1fzNJr9Ng iLzeYmexUdkzw== To: mark@exonetric.com Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org References: <5eca3020-4b9c-dd43-8cf0-066d63a92521@disroot.org> From: "Peter G." Message-ID: <1c82e4d6-8fb6-3191-9e2f-ff7478c1284e@disroot.org> Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2018 16:13:09 +0200 Mime-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en-US Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.25 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2018 14:13:24 -0000 On 28/04/2018 15:56, Mark Blackman wrote: >> On my own and out of my pocket I will offer 50 EUR in Bitcoin to anybody >> who will solve the problem, i.e. provide a working racadm client which >> can access and manage local hardware. Of course anybody else is welcome >> to chime in. I am willing to put that in escrow with a trusted member of >> the community. Please let me know what to do. > > A kind offer, and much better than nothing. I think more like Nx1000 Euros > cash would be a more realistic offer. Maybe a kickstarter campaign or similar > to fund it? If all the Dell server managers clubbed together, I bet they could > easily find that much. Alternately persuade the FreeBSD foundation to put their > focus behind it. I don't think this much exposure and/or funds is/are really needed here. The proposed port, especially after Dan's commits, is already functional. The local access is missing. I bet if anybody with knowledge what to do offers a bit of advice how to solve it, it will be solved in no time. I'd say this is more about know-how than funds. -- PG