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posted by cmn32480 on Sunday November 01 2015, @08:47AM   Printer-friendly
from the open-source-black-boxes dept.

Has the computer become a black box, even to experienced electrical engineers?

Will we be forever reliant upon large, opaque organizations to build them for us? Absolutely not, we say. And to prove our point, we built our very own laptop, from the circuit boards on up.

Admittedly, we did not delude ourselves that we could build a laptop that would be faster, smaller, or cheaper than those of Apple, Dell, or HP. However, we did set out to build a machine powerful and convenient enough to use every day. Fortunately, our dream inspired enough people to crowdfund the effort. Our laptop, which we call Novena, started shipping to backers in January 2015.

TFA has a lot more details on the project, the steps involved, the choices they made.


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by dyingtolive on Sunday November 01 2015, @11:46PM

    by dyingtolive (952) on Sunday November 01 2015, @11:46PM (#257307)

    Please elucidate then. How is this more open than the pi is, hardware wise?

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  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 02 2015, @06:33AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 02 2015, @06:33AM (#257380)

    Can't even boot a rasp in freedom.

    https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/single-board-computers [fsf.org]