New hardware donation

09 June 2025, 18:54:25

We have received a hardware donation from @mrbrklyn and the New York Linux Scene - NYLXS: a bare metal server with ample disk storage, RAM and CPU cores, also hosted in his premises.

When I talked with him on the IRC about it, @mrbrklyn specifically said:
12:47:35 mrbrklyn | BTW - We don't need any attention - if anything credit NYLXS
but I firmly believe that credit must be given where it is due. The Artix team express their thanks for the support and pledge to put this build server to good use.

Closing with another small part of the IRC conversation:
11:43:15 mrbrklyn | Yes - I just try to give something back of that value
11:43:37 mrbrklyn | and support the community
11:43:43 mrbrklyn | as best I can

Re: New hardware donation

Reply #1 – 09 June 2025, 21:16:35

Hip hip...

Re: New hardware donation

Reply #2 – 10 June 2025, 04:08:26

It really was donated and paid for by NYLXS as a group. It took a little bit of fund raising. I mostly nagged people to get them to cough up the money

It should be put to good use. It took at least 6 months of planning and now it sits with the rest of our servers.

I am really not good at taking credit. Years ago we had a huge dinner with the guests of honor being Richard Stallman, Monty Widus and Don Marty. I was working the whole night and my comrade, while we were videoing, wanted to give me credit and I tried to ignore the cheers.

I look at that video and see it as a mistake. People wanted to celebrate our accomplishments with me, and I unintentionally snuffed it out by giving it a cold shoulder.

So I am grateful for the recognition, but I hope most of all that it stimulates others to Participate in this Artix Linux adventure. Many people have put in a lot of work, and great minds and generous souls have given themselves to this project, to make it the success that it is. They deserve all the recognition and the glory and they have inspired us to make this community contribution and investment in the future.