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> The open compute platform stuff that's been publicly shown is like the tip of an iceberg.

I find it a real shame it's not easier to get OCP hardware for our homelabs. Would be so much easier to operate, upgrade, and so on. And where would you even get decommissioned OCP gear?

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OCP was designed by vendors, including ones that didn't want to get sunsetted. It was never going to be practical for homeless until EOL hardware started to filter down.

EOL hardware is usually fine for home labs.

Some of the ethernet switching top of rack 1U stuff used to show up on ebay. I think large other portions of it go into an industrial shredder/recycling process.

> other portions of it go into an industrial shredder/recycling process.

This is just criminal. Reusing is much better than recycling.

Practically speaking, most of it would sit waiting for a buyer.

I'd pay more than the recycler.

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