[coreboot] ASUS KCMA-D8 workstation board port offer

Tue Nov 10 04:50:24 CET 2015

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On 09/11/15 21:44, Timothy Pearson wrote:
> All,
> 
> After reviewing some of the comments on the ASUS KGPE-D16 being 
> essentially too large of a system and too expensive for many
> people, and the fact that modern, blob-free systems are not really
> available in the mid-range arena, Raptor Engineering would like to
> offer to create a native initalization blob-free port for the ASUS
> KCMA-D8, which is essentially the KGPE-D16's ATX-compatible "little
> brother".
> 
> We would be asking $15,000 for the port, including upstreaming to
> the master coreboot tree.  We already have extensive experience
> with these Family 10h/15h boards, and would be able to create a
> port of similar quality to the existing KGPE-D16 source in terms of
> both code quality and overall functionality.
> 
> If this is something you might be interested in please let me know.
> We are able to accept multiple payments from various sources for
> the same project (within limits), so if this is something your
> local Linux groups or similar might be interested in we should be
> able to keep the cost on any one individual or organization to a
> reasonable level.
> 
> Thank you for your consideration,
> 
> 

To be clear, Timothy is trying to gauge potential interest in a
collective crowd funding source, between interested parties within the
coreboot project.