[Cryptech Core] starting to plan a novena test run

[Basil Dolmatov]

I will need two boards for extensive testing.
That means "two more" one is used by Pavel.
Same for TRNG subbouards.


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> 25 апр. 2015 г., в 13:38, Randy Bush <randy at psg.com> написал(а):
> 
> [ @core: this is a bit thinking ahead, but if we don't ... ]
> 
> tl;dr: trying to start the planning for a novena-based release in june
>  o @core: are we gonna be ready?  can we update dashboard, please?
>  o @funding: we would need to lay out $10-15k to get some assurance
>    of novena availability (see bunnie's reply to me)
> 
> the longer version, but probably still too terse 
> 
> with alpha pushing toward the end of 2015, the novena is going to have
> to be our test delivery vehicle.  so friends and testers will need to
> use novenas.  they kinda fall into a few classes
> 
>  o a few critical people we'll want to beg to take one and we pay, russ
>    has nominated let's encrypt, i might nominate george michaelson
> 
>  o a half dozen important folk we can ask to pay but we want to make
>    sure they get a board asap so we should pre-purchase and buffer
>    novenas, and
> 
>  o the rest can go to crowdsupply.  but, as you can see from bunnie's
>    reply below, lead time could be 16 weeks, not cool.  so i suggest
>    we buffer a dozen or two.
> 
>  o for folk who funded us, we can paint the board gold, slow down the
>    clocks, halve the ram and ssd, and remove all the connectors.  hey,
>    it seems to work for apple :)
> 
> so i am suggesting we get 18-24 novenas in the queue now.  i will
> personally front cash if needed.  if we are lucky, and folk really want
> to get our stuff, we may have to be cautious allocating them.  imiho,
> we'll care most about critical funding sources and critical testing
> folk.
> 
> i am assuming bare novena boards, not laptops, because of price and
> availability, see <https://www.crowdsupply.com/kosagi/novena>, boards
> will be $550.  we can receive them in portland oregon, which is where
> both crowdsupply and my daughter are; she has a small shop and can
> reship.  hint: oregon has no sales tax.
> 
> we will also have to make noise boards.  if we want to ship them out of
> portland, i can carry a bunch from s'holm to nanog/sf and do a hand-off
> there.
> 
> we will also have to make a package, wiki, git, ... that someone with a
> novena, noise board, and a laptop can use and be successful.
> 
> randy
> 
> ---
> 
> Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2015 15:13:19 +0800
> From: bunnie <bunnie at bunniestudios.com>
> To: Randy Bush <randy at psg.com>, Sean Cross <xobs at kosagi.com>
> Subject: Re: lead time
> 
>> hi bunnie and sean,
>> 
>> we are approaching when we want to have software in people's hands and
>> the novena is how we want to deliver for the nonce.  crowdsupply web
>> site gives me no idea of lead time for boards.  can you?  thanks.
> 
> The lead time varies from "in stock" to about 16 weeks. Our commitment
> is to refresh stock twice a year, but demand is hard to predict.
> 
> Our next refresh is due in about 1-2 months, once the final shipments
> have been made of the laptops, the production excess will become
> available on the site to sell.
> 
> Then, based on sell-through data there, we'll place another order and at
> that point a 16 week clock starts.
> 
> We'll do our best to keep ahead of demand but also it's extremely hard
> to predict if there will be demand, and the boards are expensive enough
> that we can only keep a couple hundred in stock. Thus, it's quite
> possible we could be wiped out of stock if there's upside beyond our
> expected production level.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> -b.
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