Hi Niels, all.
First, I should introduce myself. I run Imagination/MIPS internal Linux kernel and distribution groups.
I need to update you on the state of Debian support commitment within Imagination, particularly in light of the plight of MIPS support for jessie.
Having become aware of this situation, I am working internally to accelerate Imaginations existing Debian support group plans. This will cover both engineering resource and hardware availability. It will take a few days for us to work this through, and as soon as I have some news I will post to this list.
Obviously it will take some time to make new hires, and in the interim I will allocate some resource from my existing group to cover the gaps. These are experienced kernel and distro guys. Once I've got more info then we'll do some introductions and get some hardware rolling.
I'd also like to discuss how we sort out the server hardware requirements once I've done a bit more research (trying to find the best platform for the task). Niels, is there a specific person or group I can discuss this with?
For those of you who wish to do some mips/mipsel work or testing (thanks :-), but are short of hardware, I'll see what I can do there as well. Let me know if you are interested
Any questions then fire away. Let's get this sorted out for the long term.
Graham
(also graham.whaley -at- imgtec.com)