JustinAug 4, 2023
My KDE Plasma Image for the #PineTabV is now available for testing. Still lots to fix up but this has full GPU desktop acceleration, and feels responsive, even running from a SD card. Check https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PineTab-v for details. #pine64 #riscv @PINE64 @pine64eu
Show threadAlexanderMars
@Fishwaldo @PINE64 @pine64eu this is very cool, I love that we will finally have fully open platforms. I’m sure there’ll be some odd blobs here and there in some chips, but it’s getting whittled down so much quicker than I thought possible. I still can’t bring myself to buy anything from pine64 yet, I appreciate what they’re doing, I just don’t have the patience to be a part time quality assurance engineer.
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Show threadJustinAug 10, 2023
@PINE64 @pine64eu @AlexanderMars it’s as “open” as it can be. Still plenty of proprietary IP in a RiscV SOC, and we still have wifi and GPU that would probably never be blob free, but it is fun to work on something “new”.
Show threadJustinAug 10, 2023
@PINE64 @pine64eu @AlexanderMars And in case you didn’t realize, pine64.com (the company) don’t do software at all. At most they ship a BSP from the upstream vendors, and leave the real software to the community. (Pine64.org). There are a lot of very smart people that actively participate in the community, but as is always the case, people’s preferences differ!
Show threadJustinAug 10, 2023
@PINE64 @pine64eu @AlexanderMars OA lot of the developers have a strong “mainline” preference and support #dontshipit for WIP development. The problem comes when outsiders or distribution pickup these patches that are not ready and thus you get a subpar experience
Show threadAlexanderMarsAug 10, 2023
@Fishwaldo @PINE64 @pine64eu I know you guys aren’t just throwing code at the devices to see what sticks, I follow progress closely, and it’s impressive. I just see people treating pine devices like they’re a 1:1 replacement for a consumer device, and that’s not the expectation you guys set. I genuinely look forward to actually daily driving a pinetab soon.
Show threadAlexanderMarsAug 10, 2023
@Fishwaldo @PINE64 @pine64eu I daily drive an MS Surface Pro with @kde, and though the hardware is fully functional, KDE is far from a touch centric UI. Check out KDE’s Maui shell if you get a chance, IMO the best design for convertibles like a Pinetab. I get frustrated with Linux community members, dismissing touch devices as niche or esoteric use cases. Some of us actually NEED a touchscreen, I have dyslexia and touch screens really help.
Show threadJustinAug 12, 2023
@kde @AlexanderMars @pine64eu @PINE64 I’ll check it out. Right now I’m spending more time on the kernel/drivers side of things but I definitely agree plasma by its self isn’t fun with touchscreen!