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posted by martyb on Wednesday January 22 2020, @12:38AM   Printer-friendly
from the you-can-take-it-with-you dept.

Hackaday:

How better to work on Open Source projects than to use a Libre computing device? But that's a hard goal to accomplish. If you're using a desktop computer, Libre software is easily achievable, though keeping your entire software stack free of closed source binary blobs might require a little extra work. But if you want a laptop, your options are few indeed. Lucky for us, there may be another device in the mix soon, because [Lukas Hartmann] has just about finalized the MNT Reform.

Since we started eagerly watching the Reform a couple years ago the hardware world has kept turning, and the Reform has improved accordingly. The i.MX6 series CPU is looking a little peaky now that it's approaching end of life, and the device has switched to a considerably more capable – but no less free – i.MX8M paired with 4 GB of DDR4 on a SODIMM-shaped System-On-Module. This particular SOM is notable because the manufacturer freely provides the module schematics, making it easy to upgrade or replace in the future. The screen has been bumped up to a 12.5″ 1080p panel and steps have been taken to make sure it can be driven without blobs in the graphics pipeline.

What has Soylentils' experience with open hardware been?


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  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday January 22 2020, @07:36PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday January 22 2020, @07:36PM (#946970) Journal

    Yes. Everyone wishes they could enter three passwords to start working.
    1. firmware / bios
    2. os disk unlocking / decrypting
    3. login

    Now if you can think of a way that more passwords might be needed, I'm listening.

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