Neil BrownMar 28
The idea that one should be forced to verify one's age or identity to use one's own computer absolutely baffles me.
Show threadHeddersMar 28
@neil I do worry that we're seeing the beginning of the end of personal computing, in the sense of being able to own a machine that you control and that does your bidding.
Gourd ClaeMar 29
Show threadelle

@hedders @neil we're to a lesser extent also seeing a parallel beginning of fully truly open hardware. chip manufacturing is getting cheap enough to allow small shops to do runs of custom microcontrollers, e.g. https://www.baochip.com/

let's water what we want to grow. support open hardware / linux hardware shops like:

@mntmn
@frameworkcomputer
@bunnie

Baochip Official Site

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Show threadLucie / minuteMar 29
@elle @hedders @neil @frameworkcomputer @bunnie framework don't make open hardware afaik
Show threadelleMar 29
@mntmn @hedders @neil @frameworkcomputer @bunnie they fit into the "linux hardware" part. I included them because they upstream support for their hardware in Linux, and are focused on modular laptop systems. they also have an ecosystem of modular open hardware USB-C extensions, and open hardware designs for their mainboards.