Marc *Pelletier / Coren* wrote:
I don't think it's reasonable to expect that every external supplier is all-FLOSS. For one, the movement would be pretty much stuck without hardware, networking gear, and power at the very least.
Is there a list of equipment that WMF uses without viable FLOSS alternatives, please?
I can currently buy what appears to be incredibly cost effective RAID-5 network attached storage and powerful database and web servers meeting what I believe to be current WMF requirements for throughput with FLOSS solutions based on NetBSD, FreeBSD, Debian, or CentOS from apparently reputable and highly-rated consumer outlets for a tiny fraction of the cost that was necessary from wholesale vendors in 2009, when for some reason beyond my present recollection I did the same exercise.
Sincerely, Jim