Re: Requalification of Alpha for etch

[Falk Hueffner <falk@debian.org>]

John Goerzen <jgoerzen@complete.org> writes:

> On Sat, Oct 08, 2005 at 07:40:15PM +0200, Falk Hueffner wrote:
> I saw on the wiki page a mention that HP sells new systems at insane
> prices.  But the link didn't give pricing.  Do you know what new
> systems sell for?

I don't really recall, but it was way beyond being an actual option.

> If anybody has an Alpha, I would volunteer to install Debian on it
> and get it in working condition, and then ship it off to wherever it
> would be hosted.
>
> Do you know what the holdup is?

I guess the right combination of a good machine and (like Thimo
mentioned) hosting with a competent local admin nearby.

-- 
	Falk