jimandroidpc Posted February 2, 2017 Posted February 2, 2017 I like the idea, but having an all winner chip kills it, I'd love tkaisers thoughts...lol. https://liliputing.com/2017/02/olimex-teres-open-source-diy-laptop-kit-240.html
tkaiser Posted February 2, 2017 Posted February 2, 2017 Original sources (where most interesting info garnished with the usual BS appears in comments section over time): https://olimex.wordpress.com/2017/02/01/teres-i-do-it-yourself-open-source-hardware-and-software-hackers-friendly-laptop-is-complete/ http://www.cnx-software.com/2017/02/02/olimex-teres-i-a64-diy-open-source-hardware-laptop-kit-design-complete-to-sell-for-225-euros/
tkaiser Posted February 7, 2017 Posted February 7, 2017 Some more info/thoughts: https://olimex.wordpress.com/2017/02/07/fosdem-and-teres-i-update/
jimandroidpc Posted February 9, 2017 Author Posted February 9, 2017 I appreciate their effort and response to community input. I think if the CPU is not open source that really undermines the thought of the project significantly and it may just be better to use another product...
tkaiser Posted February 10, 2017 Posted February 10, 2017 On 2/9/2017 at 3:43 PM, jimandroidpc said: if the CPU is not open source that really undermines the thought of the project significantly and it may just be better to use another product... So which 'another product' are you referring to? Did you read through the link's comment thread in post #3 above?
tkaiser Posted February 10, 2017 Posted February 10, 2017 BTW: Reasons why 1st 'Earth-friendly EOMA68' design relies on an Allwinner SoC: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop/updates/picking-a-processor 1
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