Freedesktop looking for new home for its GitLab instance, mesa 25.0.0-rc1 released
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LWN ☛ Freedesktop looking for new home for its GitLab instance
Visitors to the freedesktop.org
GitLab instance are currently being greeted with a message noting that
the company who has been hosting it for free for nearly five years, Equinix, has
asked that it be moved (or start being paid for) by the end of April.
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Free Desktop ☛ mesa 25.0.0-rc1
Hello everyone,
I'm happy to announce the start of a new release cycle with the first release candidate, 25.0.0-rc1.
As always, if you find any issues please report them here: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/new
Any issue that should block the release of 25.0.0 final, thus adding more 25.0.0-rc* release candidates, must be added to this milestone: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/milestones/49
The next release candidate is expected in one week, on February 5th.
Cheers, Eric
Ars Technica:
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Popular Linux orgs Freedesktop and Alpine Linux are scrambling for new web hosting - Ars Technica
In what is becoming a sadly regular occurrence, two popular free software projects, X.org/Freedesktop.org and Alpine Linux, need to rally some of their millions of users so that they can continue operating.
Both services have largely depended on free server resources provided by Equinix (formerly Packet.net) and its Metal division for the past few years. Equinix announced recently that it was sunsetting its bare-metal sales and services, or renting out physically distinct single computers rather than virtualized and shared hardware. As reported by the Phronix blog, both free software organizations have until the end of April to find and fund new hosting, with some fairly demanding bandwidth and development needs.
An issue ticket on Freedesktop.org's GitLab repository provides the story and the nitty-gritty needs of that project. Both the X.org foundation (home of the 40-year-old window system) and Freedesktop.org (a shared base of specifications and technology for free software desktops, including Wayland and many more) used Equinix's donated space.
Linuxiac:
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Alpine Linux Appeals for Hosting Support
What must be replaced? Equinix Metal has been hosting three of Alpine’s storage services that power the T1 mirroring infrastructure, which is instrumental in delivering fast and reliable downloads worldwide through the dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org domain.
Moreover, Equinix Metal has supplied two servers for CI runners supporting x86_64 and x86 architectures and a dedicated development box for Alpine Linux contributors. So, everything mentioned so far needs a replacement.
In light of this, the Alpine Linux team is actively looking for colocation space near the Netherlands. This proximity will make it much easier for volunteers to install, service, and maintain the servers.
Alpine Linux News:
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Seeking Support After Equinix Metal Sunsets | Alpine Linux
We are deeply grateful to Equinix Metal (formerly Packet.net) for their longstanding support, which has been essential to Alpine Linux’s ecosystem. However, with Equinix sunsetting their bare-metal hosting service, this critical support will soon end. Their contributions have been invaluable, and we thank them for helping keep Alpine Linux reliable and efficient.
This change poses a significant challenge, as it impacts key infrastructure hosted with Equinix. To ensure continuity, we must now find alternative hosting solutions. Below, we outline the affected infrastructure and how the community can help us navigate this transition.
Techzine:
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Freedesktop and Alpine Linux in search of new web hosting - Techzine Global
This reports Arstechnica. Both services relied largely on free server resources provided by Equinix (formerly Packet.net) and its Metal division. Equinix recently announced it would stop offering bare-metal servers – renting out physical, individual computers rather than virtualized and shared hardware.
According to the Phronix blog, both software organizations have until the end of April to find and fund new hosting, with some hefty bandwidth and development requirements.
An issue ticket on Freedesktop.org’s GitLab repository details the situation and the project’s specific needs. The space donated by Equinix was used by both the X.org Foundation (home of the 40-year-old window system) and Freedesktop.org (a shared base of specifications and technology for free software desktops, including Wayland and more).
Hackaday:
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Freedesktop And Alpine Linux Looking For New Hosting
A well-known secret in the world of open source software is that many projects rely on donated hosting for everything from their websites to testing infrastructure. When the company providing said hosting can no longer do so for whatever reason, it leaves the project scrambling for a replacement. This is what just happened for Alpine Linux, as detailed on their blog.