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Technologist David Bombal has a one-hour interview with Raspberry Pi founder Eben Upton. The interview covers a range of topics, starting with the big questions about unit availability and when more stock will be available.
00:00 - Intro: Tough Environment
00:07 - Intro: Eben Upton hacked the network as a kid
00:40 - Raspberry Pi shortage (stock availability)
07:22 - People say that you're not looking after hobbyists!
10:12 - Raspberry Pi OS is backwards compatible
12:37 - The pain affecting all of us
16:33 - The origin of the Raspberry Pi // How it started
23:16 - Eben hacked the school network // Creating an environment for young hackers
32:05 - Changing the Cambridge and the World
35:00 - African growth and plans
40:03 - General purpose Computer vs iPhone vs Chromebook
43:28 - Possible IPO and Raspberry Pi Foundation
44:50 - The Raspberry Pi RP2040
48:33 - How is Raspberry Pi funded?
49:10 - How is the next product decided?
50:22 - Raspberry Pi Foundation sticking to its roots
51:17 - Advice for the youth or anyone new
56:01 - Changing roles // From tech to business
57:08 - Do you need to go to university? // Do you need degrees?
01:00:05 - Learning from experiences
01:01:44 - Creating opportunities
01:05:05 - Conclusion
No transcript is available and Eben does speak very quickly. Also published on YouTube if you do not have the obligatory LBRY account to block the algorithmic "recommendations".
Previously:
(2023) You Can Build This Raspberry Pi-Powered, 4G Linux Phone
(2023) Raspberry Pi Just Launched a Handy New $12 Tool. Here's What It Can Do
(2023) Raspberry Pi Powered Compute Blade Makes the Cut
(2023) Raspberry Pi Produced 10 Million RP2040s in 2021, More Pi Stores Likely
(2022) Raspberry Pi 5 Not Arriving in 2023 as Company Hopes for a "Recovery Year"
(2022) Raspberry Pi Adds 100,000 Units to Supply Chain, Back to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2023
... and many more.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by canopic jug on Wednesday May 17, @08:47AM (6 children)
Supplies are heading in the direction of normalization again. Eben is apparently aware of that market inertia which is why Raspberry Pi has been working so hard to keep the industrial users in the pipeline. That includes a lot of continuous negotiations about actual production needs. The interview covered that in a lot of detail. The gist is that keeping at least the minimal amount of Raspberry Pis flowing to the industrial sector ensures a greater amount of jobs retained. The hobby community is more flexible and can bounce back, at least for a while longer.
Money is not free speech. Elections should not be auctions.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by shrewdsheep on Wednesday May 17, @09:56AM (1 child)
The best move therefore would be to introduce a new model, or maybe just announce it. This would substantially devalue scalper's stockpile, forcing their hand to unload. The announcement of a gap year is really detrimental, IMO.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by aafcac on Wednesday May 17, @12:59PM
Or people could have some patience and just preorder their Pis and just wait. That's what I did when I wanted my Pi 4. It was a bit of a wait, but ultimately, buying from scalpers just encourages more scalping. But if you either just wait or buy from one of the other Pi-like SBCs, the upside to scalping drops a lot. But, I do think that it probably will improve in the future as production gets back to normal after years of pandemic and then all the international sanctions being put into place against various countries.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by JoeMerchant on Wednesday May 17, @10:08AM (3 children)
As a hobbyist, I bought a Particle Argon for a project that needed low power. Then the Pi Pico came out and I abandoned the Particle because it didn't seem to have the long term availability of the Pico, and sure enough they discontinued my model not long after, never did provide full software support for all the features of the board, etc. Meanwhile Pi Pico goes in the opposite direction, and the lower price is a bonus.
For a single project, I don't mind a higher price point, the labor far outweighs price considerations. But Pis are so much less expensive than most viable competition that I stock multiple spares, which reduces physical damage anxiety that comes with prototyping hardware, and means that spares are laying around for future projects when I get the time. The Particle would have been a one off but the Pi Pico has 3 working widgets and plans for 3 more when I get the time.
I would really love to get my hands on more Pi Zero 2Ws and 4s, the shortage sucks that way, but cross model compatibility and the half dozen Pis I have already mean that the Pi is still my platform of choice even with the ongoing supply issues.
Україна досі не є частиною Росії Слава Україні🌻 https://news.stanford.edu/2023/02/17/will-russia-ukraine-war-end
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Wednesday May 17, @01:42PM (2 children)
I got my hands on a Pi4 a good while back and still haven't taken the time to do anything with it.
My hopes is that I'll be able to buy some version of a Pi that will eventually be an acceptable desktop replacement for my Wife. The Pi4 is just a tad slow when it comes to the likes of YouTube, etc. Even moderate browsing is a bit of a chore on the Pi4. I believe I got the 4GB version. At this point, I really wish I'd ponied up for the 8GB version. As part of the issue is 4GB is just not quite enough for a tab hoarder. The 8GB would be much closer, but it's still just a tad slow. Would be awesome, if the Pi5 allowed for native m.2 boot and/or NVMe support. So that you don't have to stuck using a SD card for boot or some extra work to get USB booting to function. Even just getting a functional USB 3.0 as native boot would be "okay".
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Wednesday May 17, @03:49PM
Pi4 is an acceptable media server, running LibreElec.
It's not a horrible desktop.
I have one running a custom mp3 juke box player which is a pretty killer app - like having your own radio station but better, but it just corrupted its 2nd microSD card so my next Pi project is putting that app on an external SSD ($14 for 120GB these days and the USB3 adapter is a bit less.)
The thing I don't like much about the Pi 4 is that it can overheat if you aren't careful. But, then, LibreElec on a Pi Zero (slow interface but solid playback) also can overheat too...
Україна досі не є частиною Росії Слава Україні🌻 https://news.stanford.edu/2023/02/17/will-russia-ukraine-war-end
(Score: 3, Interesting) by GloomMower on Wednesday May 17, @08:41PM
As LVM pointed out, a better desktop replacement might be a https://www.bee-link.com/ [bee-link.com] Some are new for as low as $135.