Re: PayPal pool for developer M1 Mac mini for OpenBSD port

Oh, wow =E2=80=94 it hasn=E2=80=99t even been a full day since I sent this =
out...and already enough of you have chipped in enough to buy not just a si=
ngle M1 system for Patrick, but also a second one for his partner in crime,=
 Mark Kettenis.

Thank you to all! This show of generosity and support and excitement is mos=
t welcome. (And, frankly, a bit overwhelming.)

If anybody reading this still wishes to donate to the cause, despite the im=
mediate needs being met, the money will be put to good use. There are other=
 developers who will eventually need their own hardware, and there are alwa=
ys other sorts of expenses related to development. Feel free to chip in at =
Patrick=E2=80=99s original link:

https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8uPSkfNJMp

...or, of course, to the OpenBSD general fund (which can *ALWAYS* use donat=
ions):

https://www.openbsd.org/donations.html

Thanks again, everybody!

b&

> On Dec 2, 2020, at 2:59 PM, Ben Goren <[email protected]> wrote:
> =EF=BB=BFGreetings, all!
>=20
> Patrick Wildt has set up a PayPal pool to raise funds to purchase an M1 M=
ac mini so he can start porting OpenBSD to the platform. If you=E2=80=99d l=
ike to be able to run OpenBSD on an M1 system, now would be a great time to=
 throw some pennies his way.
>=20
> The donation link: https://paypal.me/pools/c/8uPSkfNJMp
>=20
> Read below for an idea of what one might expect if we can get a machine i=
nto Patrick=E2=80=99s hands.
>=20
> Cheers,
>=20
> b&
>=20
> Patrick wrote:
>=20
>> Yes, kettenis@ and me are the two ones doing the major work on porting
>> to new devices.  Not sure if kettenis@ is interested, but I can ask him.
>> I definitely am, a Mac Mini as a dedicated machine to do stuff with and
>> not care about what is installed would really help.
>>=20
>> Marcan has started a crowdfunding on Patreon.  He's a really capable
>> person, and he'll definitely lay a lot of groundwork needed for porting
>> OpenBSD to the platform.  He apparenetly will also do his work in a
>> dual-licensed fashion, so the BSDs will easily profit from it.
>>=20
>> So, the first steps are basically to follow Marcan's work and use all
>> that information and code to port OpenBSD as well.
>>=20
>> This *will* take some time, because essentially there are only the
>> binary drivers, but it's doable and I think with a bit of patience
>> we will have OpenBSD running on the M1 as well.
>>=20
>> Biggest hurdle, as always, will be support for graphics acceleration.