So this, for my part at least now, would be reach out to get some suitable alpha/sparc hardware running somewhere remote location :)
Well, our location certainly is remote... :-)
I have a couple of alpha boxen, but they are not fast. One is an AS2100 4/275 (4 CPU), and I have a working 164SX/533.
ia64 would not hurt either. Those boxes tend to be humming so warm that i just start those when i really work with those.
No ia64 yet.
Another thing is, that i do have at least intention to mess up with the rpmforge stuff too, and that would need totally different space (at least chroots) to maintain. One just can't mess up with the core build system and build all weird extra stuff on same space.
Well, it might be possible to dedicate the E6000 to the cause, if I can justify the power consumption. The 6500, if all goes according to plan, would be my live e-mail and plone server, perhaps. In order to justify the power bill, I have to actually use the machine, so we'd have to work out a protocol for the builds that won't disturb the live system.
But, for the first few weeks to a couple of months I don't forsee using the beast in production. But, one has to admit, having an E6500 with its hotswp EVERYTHING (including CPUs, hearkening back to a previous thread) is seriously cool, and, even if I never powered the beast up, it makes a great prop on tours!
Currently, it appears we will be picking the machines up Friday, so I should have them on site Saturday, but it will be at least a week or two before any would be ready to do useful build work.
I have enough bandwidth to be a build site, but I won't be able to host a mirror, sorry, as my poor T1 might become overloaded. Working on the bandwidth issue; I hope to have something much larger within 18 months. The cost here in the boonies is very high for large pipes, but an opportunity for a very large pipe lies on the horizon....