On Sun, Apr 24, 2016 at 09:29:55AM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote: ...
Debian already does that:
https://buildd.debian.org/ (see the list of CPU architectures across the top of the table)
Here is an example for one of my own packages built on all architectures. The build also runs the unit tests on every architecture, to catch any big endian issues, etc:
https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=resiprocate&suite=sid
Another thing that comes to mind: getting some of this hardware out in public at events. What would it take to have some POWER-based systems on display at LinuxWochen and MiniDebConf Vienna (28 April - 1 May) this week, or at DebConf in July?
with some luck, there will be a novena at the MiniDebconf (we have at least a talk, i would have to ask philipp if he is there just for his talk or if he has more time...
Vienna would be good because there is a lot of official interest in reducing the dependency on US technologies: http://techrights.org/2009/12/11/osor-updates/
and there are various projects going on there already.
well, the advances of the city goverment are unfortunatly mixed...
regards, albert