15th Libre Software Meeting, Meet the Openpandora community

[Magic Sam]

Hi all,

Yesterday I went to a conference about "ARM devices and your freedom".

Speaker was Paul Kocialkowski, from the Replicant project (a fully free software Android distribution).

He seemed quite knowledgeable about ARM in general, and the issues people have with proprietary hardware and binary blobs on that architecture.

Should we get in touch with him ? Maybe he could give us a hand with sourcing "better" hardware for the Pyra and / or finding open source drivers ... ?

Cheers,

Magic Sam

 

[TrashyMG]

Not sure how he can source us "better" hardware, EvilDragon contacted all the big players. Does this guy have inside sources with the manufacturers?

 

[levi]

The finding better drivers part of magic_sam's proposal perhaps would be more directly useful just at the moment, and I don't have anything against letting him know about the project and getting him in touch with key players if he/they want.  If he can help us find drivers and work around glitches in binary blobs then he sounds like he might be worth having on board, if it's interesting for him too.

 

[Magic Sam]

Hi

Not sure how he can source us "better" hardware, EvilDragon contacted all the big players. Does this guy have inside sources with the manufacturers?

I don't know if this guy is acquainted with manufacturers, but I guess we could easily find out. I didn't mean Pyra's hardware will be "bad". Actually I'm really happy with that OMAP 5 solution. What I meant was, maybe that guy could help us "working around" the issues we could have with the lesser documented / free software parts of the Pyra...

These are just some random thoughts anyway, nothing important

Cheers,

Magic Sam

 

[Linux-SWAT]

http://boards.openpandora.org/uploads/post-5182-0-22394300-1404992362.jpg

This lazy SWAT playing BroodWar again instead of working... Tssst.

 

[ptitSeb]

http://boards.openpandora.org/uploads/post-5182-0-22394300-1404992362.jpg

This lazy SWAT playing BroodWar again instead of working... Tssst.

Yeah, I had show that to the world

 

[Linux-SWAT]

Individual pics, some are to big to upload, you'll find them in the .zip :

 

[Null]

http://boards.openpandora.org/uploads/post-1035-0-02123800-1405013723.jpg

My 2nd favourite pic, after sleeping EvilDragon.

 

[Linux-SWAT]

Next :

 

[Magic Sam]

Hi all,

The finding better drivers part of magic_sam's proposal perhaps would be more directly useful just at the moment, and I don't have anything against letting him know about the project and getting him in touch with key players if he/they want.  If he can help us find drivers and work around glitches in binary blobs then he sounds like he might be worth having on board, if it's interesting for him too.

I've just sent him an email. Let's wait and see now

Cheers,

Magic Sam

 

[rygD]

I love those Pyra pictures.

There is no video of ED's talk, as stated previously, correct?

 

[fantomid]

ED's talk is available here:

http://video.rmll.info/videos/openpandora-etat-des-lieux-et-avenir-du-mini-pc-de-poche-linux/


Hope we could avertize more in France before Christmas.


If you are french, leave us a.message and maybe we could meet.

 

[Bosbeetle]

Next :

Hey a foto of the backside of the pyra with the logo inlay, nice

 

[Linux-SWAT]

Yeah, also the touch of the 3D-printed prototype case has a nice feeling.

 

[Magic Sam]

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Hi all

I have just sent another e-mail to the Replicant team about a possible port of their Android distribution to the Pyra.

As always, let's wait and see !

Cheers, Magic Sam
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[Magic Sam]

Hi all

You might be interested in answering the poll over there.

Cheers, Magic Sam