Funding request form.

gentoo_fundingrequest_20170909.txt (text/plain), 946 bytes, created by R030t1 on 2017-09-09 07:00:53 UTC

Summary:
	Request for reimbursement of shipping costs of free systems offered to
	developers on the gentoo-dev mailing list.

Requesters:
	undersys, foxit, R0b0t1.

Deadline (mandatory): 01/11/2017

Priority: Low

Amount requested: ~$700.

Funding disbursement:
	Selection of shipping method is pending information from undersys. Depending
	on carrier, the foundation may be able to purchase shipping and transmit it
	to the individuals in charge of shipping the items (undersys, foxit/R0b0t1).

Vendors:

	http://www.sf-express.com/
	$482.51: 65kg from Hong Kong to United States.
	
	https://www.usps.com/
	TBD: ~33kg from United States to Canada.

Justification:
	To be shipped are an HP j6750 and IBM Power 6+ p560. Both machines posess
	value as a testbed for the alternative architectures they implement. Work on
	both machines is expected to lead to contributions to Gentoo for the
	respective architectures.