[Twisted-Python] Twisted on Jython

[Adi Roiban]

On 9 March 2013 21:53,  <exarkun at twistedmatrix.com> wrote:
> On 06:58 pm, tom.prince at ualberta.net wrote:
>>Adi Roiban <adi at roiban.ro> writes:
>>>>I suspect one early task will be to get a Jython builder set up on
>>>>http://buildbot.twistedmatrix.com/ again.
>>>
>>>I can volunteer to run a Jython builder.
>>
>>Sure:
>>https://twistedmatrix.com/trac/wiki/ContinuousIntegration/TestSlaveConfiguration#DonatingaSlave
>>>A couple of weeks ago (2012-12-15) I sent an email to
>>>buildbot at twistedmatrix.com to ask for needed slaves. I have not got an
>>>answer yet.
>>
>>The slaves that we have are more driven by what people want to support,
>>than by some central authority. There wouldn't be much point in having
>>a
>>jython builder, if there weren't people interested in working on jython
>>support, for example.
>
> That said, adding redundant slaves for existing configurations will
> result in builds being completed more quickly, right?  And can offer
> more resilience  against offline slaves.  Faster, more reliable builds
> can lead to less wasted time during development.  So if this is true,
> and there are offers of hardware where we can run such slaves, I think
> this is worth pursuing.

OK.
I can provide X86 virtual machines for Twisted project.
I have no idea how busy is the buildbot queue for Twisted.
Can you please suggest what kind of machines will help the most?

Thanks!

-- 
Adi Roiban